Breathing Exercises and Ventilatory Muscle Training

Improve or redistribute ventilation, increase the effectiveness of the cough mechanism and promote airway clearance, prevent postoperative pulmonary complications, improve the strength, endurance, and coordination of the muscles of ventilation, maintain or improve chest and thoracic spine mobility, correct inefficient or abnormal breathing patterns and decrease the work of breathing, promote relaxation and relieve stress, teach the patient how to deal with episodes of dyspnea, improve a patient’s overall functional capacity for daily living, occupational, and recreational activities.

Breathing is related to expending energy, and teaching patients how to breathe properly can help improve their overall functional capacity for daily living, occupational, and recreational activities.

Relaxed and comfortable (semi-fowler).

<p>The procedure for diaphragmatic breathing includes instructing the patient to assume a relaxed and comfortable position (semi-fowler).</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Diaphragmatic breathing can help improve chest and thoracic spine mobility, prevent tightness and limitation of movement, and correct inefficient or abnormal breathing patterns, thus decreasing the work of breathing and promoting relaxation and stress relief.</p> Signup and view all the answers