SELF-TAUGHT breathing retraining improves quality of life just as much as training by a physiotherapist, according to the largest randomised controlled trial to test such training published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.
The self-taught training includes a video and booklet, and shows equivalent results in helping improve people's quality of life by improving symptoms, mood, and ability to conduct day-to-day activities.
In addition, the authors said the self-taught training was cheaper and less resource-intensive than physiotherapist training.
At the same time, researchers warn that the exercises were not a replacement for medication and people would need to continue their usual treatment alongside the breathing exercises.
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