Open AccessFunctional nasal breathing rehabilitation: Effectiveness and feasibility of an online integrative breathing therapy protocol
Author(s) -
Rosalba Courtney,
Roger Engel,
Sandra Grace,
Anna Potts,
Brooke Riordan,
Kaitlyn Ireland,
Courtney Osbourne,
Avinash Sukhtankar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the international journal of orofacial myology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2694-2526
pISSN - 0735-0120
DOI - 10.52010/ijom.2022.48.1.2
Subject(s) - breathing , medicine , rehabilitation , breathing exercises , mouth breathing , physical medicine and rehabilitation , protocol (science) , physical therapy , anesthesia , pathology , alternative medicine
Purpose: Nasal disuse and mouth breathing are associated with negative structural, functional, postural, occlusal, and behavioural changes. While there is some research to suggest that nasal breathing exercises can reduce mouth breathing, clinical protocols have not been extensively investigated. The purpose of this research was to determine the feasibility and effectiveness of a nasal breathing rehabilitation protocol based on Integrative Breathing Therapy principles called Functional Nasal Breathing Rehabilitation (FNBR).