Breathing Assessment & Treatment Individual Sessions
If you’re unable to attend scheduled group breathing classes, or would prefer a focused one-on-one assessment of your breathing concern, please schedule an appointment with Christine and be clear with our reception staff that this appointment is for a breathing assessment.
Breathing Assessment:
During this session, Christine will take a full history of your concern and is interested to know exactly what you’ve been experiencing. Some people who struggle with Breathing Pattern Disorder (BPD) share symptoms such as the following:
- Breathlessness
- Numbness in both hands and feet
- Headaches
- Excessive yawning
- Digestive upset
- Reflux
- Panic attacks or anxiety
- Loss of stability and balance
- Dizziness
- Incontinence
- Chronic coughing
Together, you’ll assess many facets of breathing, such as breathing rate, oxygen saturation, your breathing pattern, rib expansion and flaring, and breath holding.
Treatment:
Treatment plans are based on your breathing assessment and are designed to help correct altered breathing patterns. They might include an exploration of triggers for BPD and involve a variety of tools, such as pursed lip breathing, humming, biofeedback, stress reduction techniques, stretching and mobility exercises. They can be conducted in-person or virtually, which allows anyone in Ontario to access this excellent, evidence-based care.
Conditions this treatment helps with:
- Breathing Pattern Disorder
- Asthma
- COPD
- Emphysema
- Bronchiectasis
- Acute Respiratory Distress
- Long-COVID
- Anxiety
- Chronic Fatigue & Stress
- Chronic Nasal Dysfunction
- GERD
To learn more about Breathing Pattern Disorder, please read Christine’s additional articles about breathing.
