What is COPD?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is characterized by breathlessness (short of breath) or getting tired while breathing. COPD is an umbrella term for conditions such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema or a combination of both.

Exercises of COPD
• Deep breathing exercise:

1) Diaphragmatic Breathing:

- Sit Upright with back support
- Look straight with chin neutral.
- Place both your hands (palms one over the other) on your stomach (mid- abdomen)
- Now take a deep breath in through your nose and feel your stomach move out (like an air filled balloon)
- Make sure your chest does not move while breathing.
- Once you have breathed in maximum, slowly breath out only through your mouth (as you blow a whistle) and feel your abdomen going inside.
- Repeat this 10 time x 3 times a day

2) Collateral Breathing: - Sit upright with back support - Look straight
- Place your hands on the side of your chest wall (one hand on either sides)
- Now take a deep breath in through your nose and feel the walls of your chest (rib cage) moving outwards as your chest expands.
- No upper chest movement to be performed.
- Now blow out the air through your mouth (as you blow a whistle) and feel the chest wall coming inside.
- Repeat it 10 times x 3 times a day


3) Apical Breathing:
- Sit upright with a back support
- Look straight, chin up
- Place your palm across your upper chest (as the tips of your finger touch the collar bone).
- Breath in through nose and feel the upper chest moving up.
- Now once you have completely breathed in, slowly blow out through your mouth (as you blow a whistle) and feel your chest coming down to normal.
- Repeat it 10 times x 3 times a day

• Chest Expansion Techniques:
1) Sit straight on a chair with back support (can also be done in lying).
- Keep both the arms stretched out in front of the chest.
- Now take your arms to the side and breath in through nose.
- Slowly bring back the arms back in front of the chest and breath out through mouth.
- Repeat 10 times 3 times a day.

2) Sit on a chair with back support.
- Keep both the arms stretched over head.
- Bring both the arms to your shoulder level and breath in through nose.
- Now gently take the hand back over head and breath out through mouth.
- Repeat 10 times x 3 times a day.

STAY HEATH WITH REGULAR EXERCISE!! GOOD LUCK!!