Breathing Essentials: Breathing Pattern Disorders
What you'll learn
- The student should have a better understanding how the body responds to dysfunctional breathing in any number of ways.
- How poor breathing mechanics will alter posture of the neck and back.
- How poor breathing problems can cause different pain patterns.
- How fast breathing patterns can accentuate stress responses.
Requirements
- The student should have taken Anatomy and Function of Respiration before taking this course. It will make is much easier to follow.
Description
Altered breathing patterns brought on by life, stress, pain, and injury can alter the biochemistry of the blood system and produce negative effects on the health of the body. Faulty breathing patterns are rarely looked at as being a possible cause of spinal dysfunctions as well as propagating continued pain patterns in fibromyalgia, somatic dysfunctions, and neck pain and upper extremity pain.
In this course, you will learn the effects of altered breathing patterns, what somatic dysfunctions are, the effect of an overriding autonomic nervous system and paradoxical breathing. You will also learn what happens when the diaphragm goes into dysfunction and when altered breathing patterns alter the biomechanics of your cervical spine, shoulders and lower back. This course deals with the details of physiology and biomechanics of poor breathing patterns. Again everything is evidence-based on studies from the research.
There will be a breathing exercise section as well as breathing exercises interspersed throughout the course to demonstrate ways to change your breathing.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who is interested in changing their spinal pain, headaches and dysfunction.
Instructor
- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 183 Reviews
- 1,485 Students
- 6 Courses
Debra Dent, PT is a seasoned Physical Therapist with over 45 years of clinical experience, specializing in manual therapy of the spine. She graduated from the University of Manitoba, Canada, earning her Diploma in Physiotherapy in 1977 and a Bachelor of Physical Therapy in 1979.
In 1989, Debra became a certified Part A Manual Physical Therapist through the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Orthopaedic Division. She went on to achieve the Advanced Diploma in Manual and Manipulative Physiotherapy in 1994 and became a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Manual Physical Therapists (FCAMPT), a designation she held until her retirement in 2019. In the U.S., she earned the APTA Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS) designation in 1996, recertified in 2006, and was awarded Emeritus status in 2016.
Debra has been an educator in the physiotherapy field since 1989. Before relocating to the United States in 1993, she served as an instructor for the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s Orthopaedic Division. From 2003 to 2005, she was a guest clinical instructor at the University of South Florida, teaching spinal manual therapy in the MscPT undergraduate program.
She has taught numerous manual therapy courses throughout the U.S. and Canada via Cross Border Seminars, Cross Country Education/VYNE Seminars, and TLC Physical Therapy and Rehab. Her written contributions include Segmental Stabilization of the Lumbar Spine for Northeast Seminars’ online platform, the four-part Proximal Imposters series for LiveConferences (2017), and Differential Diagnosis of the Spine for Home CEU Connections (2016). She offers a variety of courses on both ChiroCredit and OnlineCE. Her book, Differential Diagnosis of the Spine, is available in both softcover and Kindle editions on Amazon.
Debra is the owner of Cross Border Seminars and currently works as a consultant and contract physical therapist in Florida, focusing primarily on rheumatology and spinal conditions.