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This was a key driving question in my PhD research called “Dysfunctional breathing: its parameters, measurement and clinical relevance”. The real practical aim of my research was to create a standardised protocol…

Intermittent Hypoxic Training (IHT) involves brief periods of breathing air that’s modified to provide mild controlled doses of hypoxic (oxygen reduced) air for the purpose of producing a range of beneficial physiological adaptations similar to those that can occur when humans adapt to high altitude environments.

Athletes make use of various high altitude training and living environments to improve strength, speed and other aspects of performance (Gough, Saunders et al 2012). Over 80% of Olympic medal winners have made use of altitude training and both the Australian and NSW institutes of sport have altitude training chambers.

Sleep apnea can have profound effects on health contributing to many chronic diseases. Effective treatment can be transformative to health and wellbeing.

In this 1 hour presentation, Rosalba Courtney discusses this and more…

Breathing for optimal health starts with breathing through the nose in the daytime and during the night. Results from this new study show that nasal breathing can be improved with nasal breathing exercises.

There are so many benefits from nasal breathing throughout the body and it is unfortunate that many people can’t do this as well as they would like to.

Rosalba Courtney – Review of literature on dysfunctional breathing and breathing therapies. European Research Journal – Open Research 2017 3: 00065-2017; DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00065-2017 Abstract Various breathing training programmes may be helpful for adults with asthma. The main therapeutic…

In this talk Dr Courtney will talk about the key factors that disrupt sleep and will share strategies for improving sleep through various means, including improved breathing. Sleep impacts on working memory…

A Balanced Approach to Breathing In this podcast, Rosalba is interviewed by Cameron Borg for Ricci Flow Nutrition, and they cover so much terrain! Including… Rosalba’s Three Dimensional Model of breathing, Buteyko,…

Breathing retraining and manual therapy for long COVID – A literature review Rosalba Courtney, Zoe Steele and Imogen Collyer A B S T R A C T Background: Long COVID continues…

Since the very beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic it has been evident that many patients report prolonged and significant disability lasting for months after their initial infection. Despite a large amount of…

Up to now standard pulmonary rehabilitation to relieve breathlessness for patients with COPD has focused on building up exercise capacity and has tended to ignore the ways that psychological, biochemical and biomechanical…

There is a long history of the application of breathing practices to psychological therapy, self-regulation and spiritual practice. Breathing modulation is the most common technique used by people all over the world…

Viruses and bacteria are spread through contact with contaminated surfaces and also through the air. Our nose is one of our primary lines of defence against airborne pathogens. It has a very…

Breathing that is relaxed and functional does not over-involve shoulder muscles. On the other hand, breathing that is dysfunctional often includes an excessive amount of up and down shoulder movement. A lifetime…