the influence of respiratory training on childhood enuresis

aim and background: enuresis is known as one of the most common disorders in childhood. snoring at night and obstructive sleep apnea have been considered as probable causes, at least in some cases. thus, the importance of a breathing exercise to reduce bedwetting in children with nocturnal snoring should be noted. method and materials: this study is an experimental survey with control group. the purpose is assessing the influence of improved respiratory movements on enuresis in children referred to a urologist's office in isfahan. subjects were selected based on criteria of mouth breathing and enuresis. they were 40 children between 6-12 who randomly divided into two groups. the breathing exercises were conducted in 4 sessions, each continued 45 minutes, for trail group. the basic assumptions for breathing exercises was that training can reduce the frequency of bedwetting. exercises were continued at night before bedtime and in the morning after awakening within 4 weeks. the rate of enuresis was recorded and data were analyzed using co-variance analysis by spss 16.   findings: breathing exercises reduced the rate of enuresis in children with respiratory difficulties (p ≤ 0.05).   conclusions: the finding of this study offers breathing exercises as a safe and effective therapeutic approach to reduce bedwetting in children with nocturnal snoring.