الفهرس 
Effect of buteyko technique versus diaphragmatic breathing exercises on asthmatic patients
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to compare between the effect of buteyko technique versus the diaphragmatic breathing exercises on asthmatic patients. Forty patients with bronchial asthma participated in this study, patients were selected from Elfayoum chest hospital from outpatient clinic, their age ranged between 25 to 40 years. They were divided into two equal groups. group (A) received buteyko breathing technique (BBT), and the medications prescribed by the physician, while group (B) received diaphragmatic breathing exercise, and the medications prescribed by the physician. The program continued for 6 weeks (2 sessions per week except the 1st week was 4 sessions per week). Peak expiratory flow rate (PEF), FEV₁ / FVC, control pause test, asthma control questionnaire were measured at the beginning and after the treatment program for both groups. The results of this study revealed a statistical significant improvement in all variables in group (A) asthma control questionnaire (18% {uFFEA}), control pause test (58% {uFFEA}), PEF (22% {uFFEA}) and FEV₁ / FVC (7.9% {uFFEA}). In group (B) there was a significant improvement in asthma control questionnaire(7.4% {uFFEA}) and the control pause test (6.8% {uFFEA}) while there was a slight increase but not significant in FEV₁ / FVC - 5.2 % {uFFEA} and PEF 8.3% {uFFEA}