Pulmonary Diseases: Fighting Back with Breathing Exercises

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Though pulmonary hypertension (PH) can be a devastating condition that can take a large part of daily routine away from patients, there are exercises that can help you keep moving, living life, and fighting back. Shortness of breath is one of the most common symptoms that tries to steal your life.

Here are some breathing exercises to help your lungs get stronger.

With this video shared by Burke Rehabilitation in 2014, you can learn some sitting exercises that focus on breathing and how Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains, N.Y., offers treatments and rehab for pulmonary diseases patients. Watch to see how exercise might help you.
Read more about how you can manage your shortness of breath, here.
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Marta Ribeiro Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.

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