A recent paper by Bradley & Esformes (2014) has confirmed the negative influences that breathing pattern disorders (BPD) have on motor control using Functional Movement Screening linked to breathing status for their evidence. In brief - the more upper-chest the breathing, the poorer was motor control. Breathing correctly profoundly affects function ---- as well as many other things! . See the Bradley/Esformes abstract below....as well as a link to their article in full - after their abstract. I first wrote about this in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 2004 - and was pleased to see verification of the largely hypothetical model that I outlined back then. See link to my article - and a 2012 update - below their abstract: ABSTRACT of Bradley & Esformes article Study Design: Experimental design Background: Normal breathing mechanics play a key role in posture and spinal stabilization. Breathing Pattern Disorders (BPD) have been shown to contribute to pain and motor control deficits, which can result in dysfunctional movement patterns. The Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS™) has been shown to accurately predict injury in individuals who demonstrate poor movement patterns. The role BPD play on functional movement is not well established. Furthermore, there is currently no single test to clinically diagnose BPD. A variety of methods are used, but correlations between them are poor. Purpose: To examine the relationship between BPD and functional movement and identify correlations between different measures of BPD. Methods: Breathing was assessed in 34 healthy individuals using a multi‐dimensional approach that included biomechanical, biochemical, breathing related symptoms, and breathing functionality measures. Movement was assessed using the FMS™. Analysis, involving independent t‐tests and Pearson correlation were performed to identify associations between measures. Results: Individuals who exhibited biochemical and biomechanical signs of BPD were significantly more likely to score poorly on the FMS™. These studied measures of BPD correlated highly with each other. Conclusion: These results demonstrate the importance of diaphragmatic breathing on functional movement. Inefficient breathing could result in muscular imbalance, motor control alterations, and physiological adaptations that are capable of modifying movement. These findings provide evidence for improved breathing evaluations by clinicians. Level of Evidence: 2B Keywords: Capnography, diaphragm, FMS™, motor control LINKS TO RECENT ARTICLE - ABSTRACT ABOVE: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3924606/ MY BREATHING, MOTOR CONTROL & BACK PAIN: MY 1994 ARTICLE ON JNL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE leonchaitow/2013/05/02/breathing-pattern-disorders-and-back-pain-journal-of-osteopathic-medicine/ My BREATHING, MOTOR CONTROL & BACK PAIN: UPDATE 2012 leonchaitow/2012/01/23/breathing-pattern-disorders-and-lumbopelvic-pain-and-dysfunction-an-update/ TO DETAILS OF RECOGNIZING & TREATING BREATHING DYSFUNCTION (CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE/ELSEVIER 2013) USA: astore.amazon/leonchaitowco-20/images/0702049808 UK: astore.amazon.co.uk/leonchaitow-21/images/0702049808
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