Why breathing matters
Breathing is automatic, but the way we breathe is not always helpful. A fast, upper-chest, mouth-breathing pattern can become the default after illness, pain, stress, asthma, or hard training. That pattern can keep symptoms going even when scans and tests look normal.
Common signs of a breathing pattern disorder include:
- Breathlessness that does not match fitness or lung tests
- Air hunger, frequent sighing or yawning
- Chest tightness or throat restriction
- Dizziness, tingling, or a sense of panic
- Exercise that plateaus or feels harder than it should
- Pain or fatigue that is worse with poor breathing mechanics
Physio2Breathe assesses the pattern at rest and with movement, then retrains it. That may include capnography (CO₂ biofeedback), muscle retraining, and — where it is appropriate — inspiratory muscle training with a POWERBreathe device.
This work is used alongside, not instead of, your GP or specialist care.