FIELD:
cardiology.SUBSTANCE: used as a component of the first stage of cardiac
rehabilitation in patients with chronic
heart failure (CHF), as well as an auxiliary component at all stages of cardiac
rehabilitation. Warm-up exercises are performed –
stretching exercises and movements in the joints of the upper body, followed by a basic set of
breathing exercises lasting from 15 to 30 minutes, at least once a day, at least 5 days a week, for at least 8 weeks. At the first stage, the main set of exercises includes four exercises performed in sequence: abdominal
breathing, chest
breathing, breathing involving the shoulder muscles, breathing slowing. The first three exercises are performed for 5–10 breathing cycles with an interval between exercises of at least 1 minute, the fourth exercise contains 5–15 cycles, where each cycle includes an
inhalation through the first
nostril, followed by an
exhalation and
inhalation through the second
nostril, then an
exhalation through the first
nostril . In the second and subsequent stages, the main set of exercises includes two exercises performed sequentially: an exercise for full breathing and an exercise for slowing down breathing. The full
breathing exercise involves sequentially performing abdominal breathing, chest breathing, and breathing with the involvement of the shoulder muscles throughout one
inhalation. The
exhalation is performed in
reverse order. The number of cycles of the full
breathing exercise at the second stage is 15–20. The duration of each stage is at least 2 weeks, where at each subsequent stage, starting from the second one, the duration of the exercises performed in the main complex is increased by increasing the number of exercise cycles. Also the duration of inhalation and exhalation is increased when performing exercises to slow down breathing. The method improves the
biomechanics of breathing: increases the depth of breathing, reduces the frequency of
respiratory movements, increases the efficiency of breathing and reduces the activity of the inspiratory metaboreflex.EFFECT: exercise tolerance in patients with CHF improves.3 cl, 6 dwg, 3 ex