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Asthma Symptoms

Relaxation technique could ease asthma symptoms

October 03, 2008
A simple relaxation technique may be able to reduce symptoms of asthma, a new study suggests. Researchers from University College London found that people under stress breathe from their upper chest. They say that asthma patients should try relaxing their shoulders and breathing gently from their belly. In the study, this breathing treatment did not change lung function, but it did make patients feel better. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Breathing techniques to improve asthma symptoms
By Fred Little , Health Expert

...‘control’ group). They assessed how well the patients’ asthma symptoms were controlled... Read more »

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Having asthma symptoms? Here's five tips to help you decide what to do
By Rick Frea , Health Expert

...doctor?"  Or, "At what point in the progression of asthma symptoms do I decide to go to the... Read more »

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Do Your Symptoms (or Your Child's) Suggest Asthma?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

......and breathing to be more difficult. The result is asthma symptoms.   Some of the earliest... Read more »

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New Guidelines for Treatment of Asthma in Pregnant Women
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...emotional ups and downs, and then have to contend with asthma symptoms on top of all that, it... Read more »

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Spring Allergy Season Is Upon Us
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...symptoms... unless you take action now to stop your asthma symptoms in their tracks.   There... Read more »

Health Guide

Adult Asthmatics Dismissing their Asthma Symptoms: Doubting Thomas Comic
Read the full text of The Doubting Thomas Asthmatic and leave a comment!  Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapist Cave, Rick Frea's personal blog Read more »
Asthmatics Exaggerating Asthma Symptoms for Sympathy: Actors Comic
Read the full text of Some Asthmatics Are Good Actors and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapy Cave, Rick Frea's personal blog Read more »
Artificial Christmas Trees May Trigger Fewer Asthma Symptoms
Doc, I get sick every Christmas and end up missing a few days of work. I take my family out to pick a live tree the weekend after Thanksgiving every year and 1-2 weeks later my asthma flares up.... Read more »
The Recovered: Asthma Symptom-Free And Reckless
...asthma. Asthma is a chronic illness and there is no cure. If you had asthma, but you no longer have asthma symptoms, chances are that you still have asthma.But Recovered asthmatics don't think so.... Read more »
Why Asthmatic Kids Love Their Respiratory Therapists
Read the full text of Kid Asthmatics Love Their Respiratory Therapists and leave a comment! Read all of Rick Frea's Posts Visit Respiratory Therapist Cave, Rick Frea's personal blog Read more »

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