breathing exercise and PD symptoms

[HopeForce1]

many people talk about the benefit of doing few minutes breathing exercsie (inhale , hold , exhale , hold ...etc).

i have noticed that when i do this exercise , i invariably gets muscle spasm (similar symptoms i get when i do not take my C/L meds for extra few hours).

i am wondering what is the link between breathing and PD symptoms and if i am doing something wrong ?

internet "experts" of this breathing exercise saying it helps deliver Oxgyen to the tissue , but i am worried if i am actually feuling more fire :).

appreciate your feedback

[stocktiki]

Breathing can modify the body's stress response. Less stress usually helps my symptoms.

[park_bear]

I'm not aware of any particular advantage of this practice. If it exacerbates your symptoms my advice is to not do it.

[HopeForce1 in reply to park_bear]

thanks park_bear for your reply , people promoting this exercise talks about benefiting by delivering oxgyen to tissues of some sort .

i am trying to understand the link of deep breathing and PD symptoms (if there is a real link ) , but why you think i should stop if it triggers the symptoms ?

[park_bear in reply to HopeForce1]

Because this is an indication it is not helping

[PDbeater]

Hi, have a look at the Art of Living.org. It is a very large organisation in 150+ countries and many millions of people have benefited from it. It runs different courses however they are all based around breathing.

[HopeForce1 in reply to PDbeater]

thanks PDbeater , will sure have a look

[Raphaekg]

Make sure you are expanding your abdomen when you breathe, not your chest. Very slowly.

Here's one example, from stress and insomnia specialist Julia Kogan:

"

Place one hand on your stomach and the other hand on your chest. Imagine there’s a balloon in your stomach that you’re filling (by expanding the stomach) and deflating (by gently contracting the abdominal muscles).

Breathe in through the nose for a slow count of two. You should feel your stomach rise as you inhale. The inhale should be very calm and light. Imagine filling your nose over the slow count of two rather than taking it all in on the first count.

Exhale even more slowly over a slow count of three. (Pursing your lips may help.) As you do so, you should feel the balloon in your stomach deflating. The hand on your chest should remain mostly still. "

Increase time of inhalation and exhalation as you practice over time The goal is to break the stress/cortisol response. Stress can exacerbate PD symptoms.

[Rather in reply to Raphaekg]

This is on spot with what I was told by my speech therapist. I have neck and back stiffness and was not breathing fully. You found out we had shortness of breath and my rib cage was constricted. My lungs are not fully expanding when when I breathe in. You recommended breathing and stretching exercises to open up the lungs. So it is important to do breathing exercises.

[healthabc]

I am a breathwork instructor. There's ALOT to it. Contact me if you'd like.

[Jbeaner]

I do the breathing with my Heart Math app for about 5 min. Per session which was recommended by my functional med Dr. It helps me feel calm for hours. Then I need to take time out to repeat. I also take Azilect, an anti anxiety med for earlier PD. I was always calm prior to diagnosis.

[delboy381]

Hi, HopeForce1 take look it this writer and his book.

mrjamesnestor.com/

[HopeForce1 in reply to delboy381]

thanks

[Astrojupiter]

in Parkinson’s people often quite breathing much into their affected side. I know I did. They are looking into this at I think at Stanford, and doing research to see if this knowledge can help prevent progression. I started doing exercises that helped me breath into my affected side better

[HopeForce1 in reply to Astrojupiter]

thanks for sharing , would you mind explain more what you did ?

[gomelgo]

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