Buteyko
/buːˈteɪkəʊ
/noun [as modifier]
Of or denoting a technique of controlled breathing claimed to alleviate asthma: the Buteyko method claims remarkable success in treating asthma...
- Kelly wanted to learn the Buteyko breathing techniques as she had heard they could help to control asthma symptoms.
- Campbell had taken a Buteyko course which promptly alleviated her chronic asthma.
- The Buteyko technique seeks to correct your routine breathing so you retain more CO2 with each breath.
Origin
1990s: named after the Russian physiologist Konstantin Buteyko (born 1923), who devised the technique.
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