Breathing Exercises Research and Evidence

Clinical Rehabilitation11/03/2026Medium journal impact

The effect of breathing exercises and mindset with or without cold exposure on mental and physical health in persons with a spinal cord injury-Results of a randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies2025Medium journal impact

The effect of posture and breathing exercises applied with telerehabilitation on respiratory functions, exercise capacity, fatigue, and psychosocial factors in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesOct 2024Medium journal impact

The effect of breathing exercise on hemodynamics and heart rate variability parameters in hypertensive patients: A systematic review.

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation18/09/2025Medium journal impact

Can breathing exercises effectively treat people with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systemic review with meta-analysis.

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological TherapeuticsMay 2023Low journal impact

Exercise Position to Improve Synergy Between the Diaphragm and Pelvic Floor Muscles in Women With Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Cross Sectional Study.

Complementary Therapies in MedicineDec 2023High journal impact

Effects of breathing exercises on low back pain in clinical: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences01/07/2022Medium journal impact

Slow-Breathing Curriculum for Stress Reduction in High School Students: Lessons Learned From a Feasibility Pilot.

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation2018Medium journal impact

The improvement in respiratory function by inspiratory muscle training is due to structural muscle changes in patients with stroke: a randomized controlled pilot trial.

Developmental NeurorehabilitationMay 2021Medium journal impact

Safety and Tolerability of an Innovative Virtual Reality-Based Deep Breathing Exercise in Concussion Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study.

Physiotherapy Research InternationalJul 2024Medium journal impact

Effect of adding diaphragmatic breathing to corrective exercises on kyphotic angle and diaphragmatic excursion in postmenopausal kyphotic women: A randomized controlled trial.

NeuroRehabilitation2021Medium journal impact

Does respiratory muscle training improve respiratory function compared to sham training, no training, standard treatment or breathing exercises in children and adults with neuromuscular disease? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary.

The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research20/05/2026Medium journal impact

The Acute Effect of a Diaphragmatic Breathing Warm-Up on Maximal Deadlift Performance.

Children05/01/2025Medium journal impact

The Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing as a Complementary Therapeutic Strategy in Stress of Children and Teenagers 6-18 Years Old.

THE JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESS2020Low journal impact

The effects of breathing exercises in comparison with other exercise programs on cardiorespiratory fitness among healthy female college students.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesOct 2025Medium journal impact

Validation of breathing exercises and diaphragm manual therapy protocol in sports PLAYERS: A Delphi study.

Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationDec 2021Low journal impact

Effects of Preoperative Breathing Exercise on Postoperative Outcomes for Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Curative Intent Lung Resection: A Meta-analysis.

American Journal of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationSep 2025Medium journal impact

Effect of Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise With Biofeedback on Respiratory Function in Incomplete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Randomized-Controlled Study.

Journal of Clinical Medicine11/03/2024High journal impact

Effects of Telerehabilitation Combining Diaphragmatic Breathing Re-Education and Shoulder Stabilization Exercises on Neck Pain, Posture, and Function in Young Adult Men with Upper Crossed Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies2022Medium journal impact

The role of diaphragmatic breathing exercise on urinary incontinence treatment: A pilot study.

Journal of PhysiotherapyOct 2025Medium journal impact

Among non-pharmacological interventions, breathing strategies reduce dyspnoea and improve quality of life in adults with stable chronic lung disease: a systematic review.

Rehabilitation OncologyJan 2019Low journal impact

Chronic Pain Mitigation and Opioid Weaning at a Multidisciplinary AIDS Clinic: A Case Report.

Physiotherapy JournalJun 2025Low journal impact

Current practice of targeted breathing exercises after abdominal and cardiothoracic surgery: a national multicentre observational study.

Physiotherapy Theory and PracticeJul 2022Medium journal impact

The effects of pursed lip breathing combined with diaphragmatic breathing on pulmonary function and exercise capacity in patients with COPD: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

NeuroRehabilitation2023Medium journal impact

Self-perception and anticipated efficacy of the anti-dementia multimodal program in 100 older adults with mild cognitive impairment.

Scientific Reports11/02/2025High journal impact

Comparing effects of breathing exercises alone and combined with breathing-stretching exercises on respiratory indices, disease severity and exercise capacity in COPD.

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation2018Medium journal impact

Effect of breathing exercises combined with dynamic upper extremity exercises on the pulmonary function of young adults.

Physiotherapy Research InternationalOct 2024Medium journal impact

Tele-rehabilitation in COVID-19 survivors (TERCOV): An investigator-initiated, prospective, multi-center, real-world study.

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences18/12/2025Medium journal impact

Effects of a mobile app-based biofeedback breathing exercise program on handgrip strength, respiratory muscle activity, and pulmonary function in healthy adults.

Clinical RehabilitationMay 2021Medium journal impact

Perioperative breathing training to prevent postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy2018Low journal impact

Can diaphragmatic breathing modify chest wall volumes during inspiratory loaded breathing in patients with heart failure?

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation2024Medium journal impact

Effects of breathing exercises on chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesOct 2023Medium journal impact

Effect of diaphragmatic breathing, respiratory muscle stretch gymnastics and conventional physiotherapy on chest expansion, pulmonary function and pain in patients with mechanical neck pain: A single group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental pilot study.

Physiotherapy Research International2026Medium journal impact

A New Breathing Technique for Pain Management in Patients With Thoracic Trauma: A Randomised Trial.

Physiotherapy Research InternationalOct 2024Medium journal impact

Effects of preoperative respiratory muscle training for improvement of postoperative health related quality of life in mitral valve replacement patients.

Journal of Head Trauma RehabilitationMay 2022Medium journal impact

Implementation of a Mobile Technology-Supported Diaphragmatic Breathing Intervention in Military mTBI With PTSD.

Disability and RehabilitationJul 2018Medium journal impact

'Instead of popping pills, perhaps you should add frog breathing': experiences of glossopharyngeal insufflation/breathing for people with cervical spinal cord injury.

Archives of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationMar 2024Low journal impact

Effects of Breathing Exercises in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Network Meta-analysis.

Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and RehabilitationDec 2020Medium journal impact

Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients: A scoping review of current practice and its application during the pandemic.

Complementary Therapies in MedicineMar 2026High journal impact

The health effects of diaphragmatic breathing: A systematic review.

Multiple Sclerosis and Related DisordersJul 2025Medium journal impact

A supplementary training program integrating cold exposure, breathing exercises and mindfulness as a complementary treatment for neuropsychological aspects of multiple sclerosis - a pilot interventional study.

Physiotherapy Theory and PracticeDec 2019Medium journal impact

Comparison of breathing patterns, pressure, volume, and flow characteristics of three breathing techniques to encourage lung inflation in healthy older people.

Complementary Therapies in MedicineNov 2025High journal impact

The impact of a breathing exercise program on pain, disability, and breathing patterns in patients with non-specific neck pain: A randomized controlled trial.

THE JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL FITNESSAug 2020Low journal impact

Dynamics of ventilation parameters at different load intensities and the options to influence it by a breathing exercise.

PLoS One2026High journal impact

Effects of breathing exercise and thoracic techniques on pain and disability in low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation05/04/2022Medium journal impact

Effects of short-term breathing exercises on respiratory recovery in patients with COVID-19: a quasi-experimental study.

Clinical RehabilitationSep 2022Medium journal impact

Implementation of perioperative breathing exercises and its effect on postoperative pulmonary complications and long-term prognosis in elderly patients undergoing laparoscopic colorectal surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesJul 2023Medium journal impact

Effect of diaphragm manual release versus conventional breathing exercises and prone positioning on physical functional performance in women with COVID-19: A randomized trial.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesOct 2022Medium journal impact

The effect of three-part breathing exercise on smoking cessation: A 6-month cluster-randomized clinical trial.

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation11/07/2023Medium journal impact

Comparative effectiveness of 10-week equipment-based pilates and diaphragmatic breathing exercise on heart rate variability and pulmonary function in young adult healthy women with normal BMI - a quasi-experimental study.

Journal of Bodywork and Movement TherapiesApr 2024Medium journal impact

The effectiveness of an osteopathic manual technique compared with a breathing exercise on vagal tone as indicated by heart rate variability, a crossover study.

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