Patients with chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have gasps when they are active! How to exercise

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease usually develops from chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema, which can further develop into pulmonary heart disease, respiratory failure, pulmonary encephalopathy and systemic complications. Chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the elderly are common chronic lung diseases in the elderly. Frequent shortness of breath and dyspnea have greatly affected the life and health of patients! Experts say that insisting on exercise can not only exercise the ventilator, but also help the recovery of cardiopulmonary function. However, because many patients are prone to shortness of breath and difficulty breathing once they exercise, they are usually unwilling to exercise, even if they exercise, it is difficult to persist for a long time!

Zhang, director of Jinan Asthma Hospital, said: Patients can consider lip contraction breathing and abdominal breathing. These breathing exercises are very helpful to improve cardiopulmonary function. Breathing exercises should be gradual.

How to do lip contraction breathing?

The steps are to inhale normally through the nose when inhaling, narrow your lips (like whistling) when exhaling, and exhale slowly. To prolong the expiratory time, the ratio of inspiratory time to expiratory time is 1:2 to 1:3. Lip-contraction breathing can increase the pressure in the airway during exhalation, avoid premature closure of the small airway and increase the effective alveolar ventilation. You can also buy a breathing trainer to help you exercise, which can quantify the daily exercise and enhance your self-confidence.

How to do abdominal breathing?

Sit in a chair with a backrest, keep your back close to the chair, relax your abdomen, and put your hands on your chest and abdomen respectively. Imagine your stomach is a balloon. When inhaling, the hand placed on the abdomen feels pushed outward, and the hand placed on the chest is still in place, which inhibits the chest movement; When exhaling, feel the hands in the abdomen return inward. Insist on daily exercise, from short to long, and gradually get used to smooth and slow abdominal breathing. Abdominal breathing can make the diaphragm move down, the chest expand and the lungs expand more.

In addition, not only breathing exercises, but also walking, reading aloud and singing are all suitable for COPD. Patients can choose to walk in the park for an hour every day to slow down the frequency of acute lung attacks. This method is simple, can mobilize all parts of the body to participate, and is suitable for long-term persistence. But keep warm during exercise, and you can also do Tai Ji Chuan, yoga and other soothing exercises.

When reading aloud and singing, the diaphragm and the respiratory muscles of the chest and abdomen will be mobilized to coordinate their movements, which can improve muscle coordination and increase vital capacity; Help expectoration, etc. ; Most importantly, you can improve your body function and feel happy at the same time.

Experts say that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can be prevented and treated. According to the situation, oxygen inhalation, antispasmodic and antiasthmatic, anti-infection, expectorant and antitussive, noninvasive (or invasive) ventilator-assisted ventilation, pat back for expectoration, nutritional support, functional exercise, etc. The treatment of COPD requires long-term communication and cooperation between patients and doctors, which is indispensable for the education and management of patients. Keeping a comfortable mood and insisting on reasonable exercise can help patients' treatment. Patients must adjust their mentality and strive to fight the disease!

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