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Arthritis and Breathing
Students of
breathing know that sympathetic nervous system responses can be
manipulated by the way you breathe. What needs further exploration is the relationship
between Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) enervation and the myriad forms of pain and chronic
illness. When this is clarified then the breath’s relationship and governing factors
will become evident and significantly replicable.
There is more than one pain center1. For arthritis management (and possibly peripheral
neuropathy as well) I believe that proper nutrition is indispensable. However the breath
is the most readily available and alterable factor next to body positioning. All three
must be addressed concurrently.
For arthritis the breath must come easier and fuller without increasing pain or
discomfort2. Techniques effecting this may also reduce pain by
increasing endorphin levels and parasympathetic inhibition/vasodilation, decreasing SNS
vasoconstriction, and driving pH balance more towards alkaline.
Body positions are critical to reduce discomfort and potential SNS responses.
Stresses caused by lifting oneself while minimizing SNS activity all the while
stretching/strengthening3 the muscles and connective tissues (neuromuscular
performance). Supporting the inflamed area(s) is critical to maintenance and recovery
otherwise these stresses can restrict the breath and cause a self defeating increase in
symptoms. Mobilize, don’t traumatize. Warm water Watsu may be a passive effortless
way to gain measurable mobilization.
Significant I believe are studies on SNS arousal and arthritis4.
1 The complexity
of physiopharmacologic aspects of pain. Unite de Physiopharmacologic du systeme Nerveux (U
161) INSERM, Paris France. JM Besson. DRUGS 1997;53 Suppl 21
2 Effects of
modified dance-based exercise on cardiorespiratory fitness, psychological state and health
status of persons with rheumatoid arthritis. Am J Phys Med Rahabil 1995 Jan;774(1)19-27
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3 Effects of
strength training on neuromuscular function and disease activity in patients with
recent-onset inflammatory arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 1994;23(5)237-242
4 Nippon
Seikeigeka Gakkai Zasshi 1981 Apr; 55(4)371-385. The stimulation of the SNS may be
important in the pathogenesis of Barre-Leon syndrome in cervical spondylosis.
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