What is Deep breathing and relaxation?

Category: Physical Therapy

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Deep breathing may help a person to relax, attaining a state of increased calmness; or otherwise reduce levels of anxiety, stress or tension that can decrease muscle tension, lower the blood pressure and slow heart and breath rates.

Reported purpose & perceived effectiveness
Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
Anxious mood 155 37
General health 66 17
Pain 65 19
Panic attacks 26 9
Fibromyalgia 24 6
Stress 24 6

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  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell

Side effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 0
Moderate 3
Mild 3
None 79

Commonly reported side effects and conditions associated with Deep breathing and relaxation

Side effect Patients Percentage
Dizziness 1
Heart palpitations 1
Panic attacks 1
Shortness of breath (dyspnea) 1

Why patients stopped taking Deep breathing and relaxation

Multiple reasons could be selected

Reason Patients Percentage
Other 8
Did not seem to work 4
Course of treatment ended 2
Expense 1
See all 17 patients who've stopped going to Deep breathing and relaxation

Duration

Stopped going to Deep breathing and relaxation

Duration Patients Percentage
Less than 1 month 3
1 - 6 months 2
6 months - 1 year 3
1 - 2 years 2
2 - 5 years 4
5 - 10 years 2
Adherence
Adherence Evaluations Percentage
Always 25
Usually 37
Sometimes 21
Never taken as prescribed 2
Burden
Burden Evaluations Percentage
Very hard to take 2
Somewhat hard to take 10
A little hard to take 19
Not at all hard to take 54
Cost per month
Cost per month Evaluations Percentage
$200+ 0
$100-199 0
$50-99 0
$25-49 0
< $25 49
Not specified 36

What people switch to and from

Patients started going to Deep breathing and relaxation after stopping:

Treatment Patients Percentage
Verapamil (Verapamil ER) 1
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15 patient evaluations for Deep breathing and relaxation

Jun 15, 2017 (Started Oct 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 min Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 2, 2016 (Started Oct 15, 2016)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anxious mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    Somewhat hard to take
Dosage: 30 min Weekly
Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 6, 2016 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Support mental / emotional health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 min Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

Mar 5, 2012 (Started Mar 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for General health)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for pain)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 50 min Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 9, 2010 (Started Sep 07, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 30 min Daily
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Cost: < $25 monthly

  • 0 helpful marks
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