Urell, C. 2013. Lung Function, Respiratory Muscle Strength and Effects of Breathing Exercises in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 857. 58 pp. Uppsala. ISBN 978-91-554-8580-1. Background: Breathing exercises are widely used after cardiac surgery. The duration of exercises in the immedia...

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease which gets precipitated by increasing stress, dietary habits and urban sedentary lifestyle. Pulmonary functions are found to be influenced in congestive heart failure, left ventricular dysfunction and after cardiac surgery. Pranayama breathing exercises & yogic postures play an impressive role in strengthening of respiratory...

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Background: There is currently no consensus on the indication and benefits of breathing exercises for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and for the recovery of pulmonary mechanics. Objective: To undertake a systematic review of randomized and quasi-randomized studies that assessed the effects of breathing exercises on the recovery of pulmonary function and preventio...

Previous research has shown that breathing exercises may improve the prognosis and health status in patients with lung cancer by enhancing pulmonary function and quality of life (QOL). However, individually published results are inconclusive. The aim of the present meta-analysis was to evaluate the clinical value of breathing exercises on post-operative pulmonary function and QOL in patients wi...

OBJECTIVE To compare the diaphragmatic mobility of healthy subjects during incentive spirometry with a volume-oriented device, during incentive spirometry with a flow-oriented device, and during diaphragmatic breathing. To compare men and women in terms of diaphragmatic mobility during these three types of breathing exercises. METHODS We evaluated the pulmonary function and diaphragmatic mobi...