Q: What is the physiology behind the deep breathing biofeedback exercises? Is it the breathing stimulates the corotid chemorecetors registering an increase in O2 levels kicking in the parasympathetics to relax the smooth muscles in the arterial walls?
A: Resperate use can be viewed as a deep breathing exercise. Extensive scientific studies have been done on how it works to lowers high blood pressure. The slow breathing achieved with the Resperate decreases sympathetic nerve activity which leads to relaxing of blood vessels. This response is triggered by mechanoreceptors in the lungs and heart. To read a more complete overview on how Resperate works go to this Clinical Overview on the device.
For information about other deep breathing exercise programs, I suggest you ask the program you are using to provide their scientific studies .
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i don’t think the question is answered, you are promoting Resperate!!
reply to myusuff – you might try cha gung (sp?) for its breathing exercises and/or get the book about ancient Chinese breathing techniques. I found them very heplful and energizing.
I’ll tell you that the opposite of deep breathing, ie shallow breathing, seems to spike my bp like nothing else. It happens at the computer- if I am really concentrating I forget to breathe deeply. It goes back to normal shortly after I’ve stood up and stopped my activity at the computer.