If you’re unable to attend scheduled group breathing classes, or would prefer a focused one-on-one assessment of your breathing concern, please schedule an appointment with Christine and be clear with our reception staff that this appointment is for a breathing assessment.

Breathing Assessment:

During this session, Christine will take a full history of your concern and is interested to know exactly what you’ve been experiencing. Some people who struggle with Breathing Pattern Disorder (BPD) share symptoms such as the following:

• Breathlessness
• Numbness in both hands and feet
• Headaches
• Excessive yawning
• Digestive upset
• Reflux
• Panic attacks or anxiety
• Loss of stability and balance
• Dizziness
• Incontinence
• Chronic coughing

Together, you’ll assess many facets of breathing, such as breathing rate, oxygen saturation, your breathing pattern, rib expansion and flaring, and breath holding.

Treatment:

Treatment plans are based on your breathing assessment and are designed to help correct altered breathing patterns. They might include an exploration of triggers for BPD and involve a variety of tools, such as pursed lip breathing, humming, biofeedback, stress reduction techniques, stretching and mobility exercises. They can be conducted in-person or virtually, which allows anyone in Ontario to access this excellent, evidence-based care.

Conditions this treatment helps with:

• Breathing Pattern Disorder
• Asthma
• COPD
• Emphysema
• Bronchiectasis
• Acute Respiratory Distress
• Long-COVID
• Anxiety
• Chronic Fatigue & Stress
• Chronic Nasal Dysfunction
• GERD