Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: June | Volume: 12 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 158-167
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20220621
Immediate Effect of Buteyko Breathing Technique Versus Stacked Breathing Technique in Asthma Patients
Jemimah John David1, Harshada R Patil2
1Physiotherapy Intern, 2Department of Physiotherapy,
College of Physiotherapy, MUHS University, Miraj, India.
Corresponding Author: Harshada R Patil
ABSTRACT
Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. It is estimated that around 300 million people in the world currently have asthma. Hyperventilation is a major cause of hypoxemia in asthmatics. Buteyko shows increasing evidence that reduce ventilation may be benefit for many patients with asthma. Stacked breathing increases the volume of breath, helps to improve depth of breathing, helps improve rib cage mobility and flexibility, stretches respiratory muscles, improves cough strength and effectiveness.
Purpose of Study: This study is conducted for the purpose of studying the effectiveness of Buteyko breathing technique and stacked breathing technique in asthmatics.
Materials and Methodology: Asthma patients aged 20-40 were included in the study in accordance with the inclusion criteria(n=60). Subjects were divided and Buteyko and stacked breathing techniques were given to them respectively. Pre and post measures were assessed using peak flow meter and modified borg scale
Result: There was increase in peak flow rate of asthma patients with reduced dyspnea who performed Buteyko breathing as compared to stacked breathing technique. It is observed that between groups analysis is significant for both the variables across the pre, post and difference values at 5% level significance since p-value is less than 5% level. Thus it is inferred that there is a substantial statistical significant difference between the groups and intra-group pre, post values.
Conclusion: It is thus concluded that Buteyko breathing is significant than stacked breathing technique both statistically and clinically.
Key words: Asthma, Buteyko breathing, Stacked breathing .