Using Buteyko Breathing Technique to Control Asthma in School-Age Children

"* The child was instructed to sit and take a relaxed posture in a vertical chair, relax his shoulders and lean his lower back against the back of the chair.~* Until conducting CP, the child was told to avoid alternate breathing, the child was asked to take a small breath in (two seconds), a small breath out (three seconds) and clutch the nose with empty lungs but not too clear on the 'out-breath. To prevent air from escaping through the airways, clutching the nose is necessary.~* The researcher estimates how many seconds the child can continue safely before the need to breathe in again,~* The child was told to hold their breath until the first need to breathe in was felt. Release the nose then and naturally breathe through it smoothly.~* The first intake of breath after the CP should be no higher than the breath before taking the measurement; the child should not hold the breath for too long as this could lead the child to take a major breath after measuring the CP."