Plain-English translation of NCT07289789 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
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This trial tests whether combining neck posture exercises with specific breathing techniques can help improve how well your lungs work and how much your chest can expand. You would be placed into one of two groups: one practicing McKenzie neck exercises with Pilates breathing, or the other practicing McKenzie neck exercises with Buteyko breathing. Both groups continue taking their regular asthma medications while doing these exercises over 4 weeks.
Many people with asthma develop a forward head posture over time, which can make breathing harder and put extra stress on neck muscles. Researchers want to know whether fixing this posture combined with special breathing techniques can help your lungs work better and reduce some of these breathing problems.
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You would commit to a 4-week program where you perform neck exercises and breathing techniques 4–5 times per week. The program gradually becomes more challenging: in weeks 1–2 you start with 5 repetitions of each exercise, and by weeks 3–4 you progress to 10 repetitions. Your breathing practice also increases from 2 sets per session up to 4 sets by the end. You will likely have visits at the start, during the program, and at the end so researchers can measure changes in your lung function and chest expansion.
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