The healing power of the breath has been known for thousands of years and therapies involving breathing techniques are enjoying a renaissance, according to modern-day practitioners. Ancient ...

Dyspnea is the medical term for difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. It is a symptom of many conditions that affect the respiratory system. Shortness of breath can range from mild and ...

Many muscles and organs are involved with breathing. If you have difficulty getting enough air, try changing your posture or sleeping position. Breathing exercises may also help. If you breathe ...

Breathe in. In that one simple motion, your diaphragm tightened up and moved down. This made your chest cavity bigger. Your intercostal muscles between your ribs tightened up, too. This made your ...

A flip-flop in digital electronics is a circuit with two stable states that can be used to store binary data. The stored data can be changed by applying varying inputs. Flip-flops and latches are ...

Pursed lip breathing may make your breaths more effective. In fact, it’s often a treatment for COPD. To do it, you inhale by puckering your lips and exhaling slowly, often to a count.

That means you need to work harder to breathe in enough of it while you eat. Your breathing problems also may leave you too tired to eat. But it’s especially important to eat well, so you can ...

Service members, first responders and law enforcement personnel are among those who rely on a tactical breathing technique to steady their nerves and stay sharp in high-stress situations.

When treating shortness of breath, it's important to think about what may be causing the condition. While it may be a normal response to overexertion, it could be linked to an underlying health ...

Former world No. 2 Ons Jabeur battled through breathing difficulties to reach the third round of the Australian Open, defeating Colombia’s Camila Osorio 7-5, 6-3 on Thursday. The Tunisia star ...

Breathing exercises can temporarily lower your blood pressure and heart rate by activating the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve is part of the parasympathetic nervous system, sending signals to and from ...

plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app Former world number two Ons Jabeur was in tears on court as she struggled with breathing difficulties during her second-round ...