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This is the final blog on breathing pattern disorders and presents the main ideas that represent how my clinical practice has changed with regards to treatment. The blog focusses on manual therapy, therapeutic exercises and patient education around the treatment of BPD.
Read MoreThe previous blog introduced why I feel breathing patterns are something we should be spending more time assessing or at least delving into more detail about. This blog looks at the different aspects of assessment - questionning and physical tests - that we can build into clinical practice.
Read MoreI've been studying a well-regarded textbook; Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders. It is incredibly well written and packed with information from multiple clinical domains and approaches. The goal for these next few blogs is to summarise the key learnings from the book and highlight areas of focus for 2018 to improve how I assess and treat breathing disorders in patients presenting to physical therapy in a private practice setting.
Read MoreEver wondered about the best way to retrain breathing in clients who lack core control? The Postural Restoration Institute have created an exercise which aims to restore optimal breathing and the zone of apposition. This blog outlines the reasons for using a balloon during treatment to restore coordination between the diaphragm and abdominal wall.
Read MoreAs the Global Performance Summit comes to a close, I wanted to share the key learning points that I took from these sessions. The areas that reasonated most with me are the importance of sleep, breathing during movement, carrying training and strength training throughout life.
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