When was the last time you consciously took a deep breath? Did you ever realise that your sleeping pattern and breathing are interconnected?  In this episode of The Good Doctors we will discuss the importance of breathing as well as how it affects your health.

Joining us on this show is Dr. Rosalba Courtney, who has done her doctorate in the area of breathing dysfunctions and breathing therapy. She will be sharing tips on how to breathe better, and will also throw light on techniques like the Nijmegen questionnaire - with which you can evaluate your breathing pattern. Along with this you will get to know, how exactly to breathe through your nose and also the about nasal and deep breathing exercises.

Listen in as we talk about stress related breathing dysfunctions and what you can do at a personal level to avoid/ overcome them.

Stay tuned and breathe your way to good health!

 

About Dr. Rosalba Courtney 

Dr Rosalba Courtney is an Osteopath who has been working with, researching and writing about breathing dysfunction and breathing therapy for over 20 years. She began working with the Buteyko Method in 1996 and was a founding member and Chairperson of the Buteyko Practitioners Association.  Her PhD was on the topic of “Dysfunctional Breathing- Its Parameters, Relevance and Clinical Relevance.” She is adjunct professional fellow in the Osteopathic program at Southern Cross University and is involved in teaching master classes and mentoring post graduate research students.  She has contributed several book chapters to the multidisciplinary text book “Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders” and published 10 research papers on the topic of breathing dysfunction and breathing therapy. She practices in Sydney where she combines Osteopathy with Nutritional Medicine and Integrative Breathing Therapy.

In this Episode

00:08   Introduction To Breathing

02:01   Introduction About Dr. Rosalba Courtney

02:39   What Could Be Done If People Have Breathing Disorder: 2 Questionnaires

04:17    Clarification On the Spelling Of Nijmegen Questionnaire

04:51    Self-Evaluation Of Breathing Questionnaire

06:03   Simple Techniques On Breathing: Breathing Through Your Nose

07:28   The Use of Micropore Tapes

08:35   Buteyko Technique For Clearing the Nose

10:06   Importances Of Breathing Into Your Lower Ribcage & Whipped Breathing

12:13    Acknowledgements

12:50   Insights and Recap

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