The basic theoretical concept of the Buteyko method is that the
main reason of many illnesses is the breath's infringement
causing chronic hyperventilation. K.P.Buteyko has named this
infringement of breath as ILLNESS of DEEP BREATH. Wrong breath
leads to development of hyperventilation as a result of which
there is an infringement of a metabolism, decrease in immunity,
occurrence of an allergy, etc.
This results in development
of compensatory (protective) mechanisms, the most characteristic of which
is bronchial asthma (The USSR Academy of Science Institute of Experimental
Biology and Medicine, 1962). The special technique of correction of breath allows not only to stop attacks of illness, but stimulates gradual changes in all organism, leading opportunities of recover.
The method has proved to be highly clinically effective for curing the
above diseases, as it takes 1-3 days to stop the quotidian repetitive
bronchial asthma kinks. At that, almost no additional drugs are used.
Later (and this is exceptionally important for the overall success)
patients are trained to maintain simple control over the breathing depth
change in any situation, which may finally prevent occurrence of attacks
of illness, reduce drug dosage or get rid of them in the long run.
