Science has worked towards developing of possible cures, preventions, and treatments for various illnesses. There are tons of medicines for each ailment out there. Modern medicine is developed through extensive research and evidence, which contributes to its popularity of use. This fact-based approach is often called “conventional medicine”. Any other approach is branded as “alternative medicine”. But even with all the advancements in science and technology, there is, technically, no cure for anything. As the saying goes, there isn’t even a cure for the common cold.

In the world of asthma, modern medicine ahs created controller and rescue medications for asthma attacks. Bronchodilators are used for rescue medicines due to its quick suppression of asthma symptoms, and have been the most popular form of asthma treatment since the invention of the inhalers in the mid 1900s. Alternative treatments range from relevant anti-inflammatory drugs, to oriental medicine such as acupuncture, herbals, and yoga-based breathing techniques.

Breathing techniques, also called breathing exercises and proper breathing, are known to alleviate asthma symptoms without needing medication. The Buteyko Method is a proven breathing technique for successfully reversing asthma symptoms. Various clinical studies have declared the Buteyko Method as 96% efficient in treating asthma.

The Buteyko breathing method was developed in the 1960s by a Russian doctor named Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko. He discovered an association between over-breathing and illnesses and thought it possible to reverse the illness by controlling the breathing. The Buteyko method was adapted in Russian hospitals as it has helped a lot of asthmatics.

Since the Buteyko method has reached the western world, it has adapted and changed. Techniques may vary across different countries but the core principles of Buteyko remain the same. These principles are reduced breathing, nasal breathing, and relaxation. Overall, the Buteyko breathing method aims on breathing correctly. More specifically, it is about not over-breathing. While the relationship between over-breathing and illnesses seem unclear, Buteyko breathing methods do work and has been accepted as an alternative asthma treatment.

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