Bradcliff Breathing

Have you ever experienced?

* frequent sighing and yawning
* breathing discomfort*
* disturbed sleep
* erratic heartbeats*
* feeling anxious
* pins and needles
* upset gut / nausea
* chest pains *
* tiredness and fatique
* achey muscles and joints
* dizzy spells* or feeling "spaced out"
* irritability or jumpiness
* feelings of 'air hunger'
These are the most common symptoms resulting from disordered breathing .
*See you doctor if you experience these symptoms.

Why does this happen ?
There are many triggers causing these issues including:
* anaemia * asthma or CORD * increased work load * home stress *work stress *chronic stress *grief and anxiety< * Poor or static posture *grief *fear
*hormonal - pms, menopause or pregancy *mouth breathing

You are not alone

One in ten New Zealanders experience some form of breathing disorders or chronic over-breathing
This can produce a range of disturbing symptoms baffling to both patient and doctor.
Worry over this may lead to further over-breathing and build up of symptoms.
Breathing this way can become a habit. This in itself is a major stress and a vicious cycle is created.
Our specialised physiotherapy service is designed to break the cycle; restoring energy-efficient breathing, improving energy levels and renewing self-confidence.


The diaphragm is the prime muscle of respiration and also plays a vital role in spinal stability. The diaphragm works with numerous bodily systems to maintain homeostasis. More specifically, the diaphragm helps to maintain autonomic nervous system function, an equal balance of oxygen and carbon dioxide and it works together with transverse abdominus, multifidus and the pelvic floor muscles to provide spinal stability. Commonly, people will present with a disordered breathing pattern often due to non-organic causes such as work related stress, prolonged postures and certain sporting activities. These individuals can present with numerous symptoms such as feeling tense, short of breathe bloated feeling in stomach and musculoskeletal problems such as tight neck muscles and low back pain, of which a breathing pattern disorder is often undiagnosed. Diaphragmatic breathing retraining physiologically reduces sympathetic nervous system dominance and hypocapnia, while anatomically it helps to restore the normal biomechanics of breathing. At Bodyright Pilate's we use individualised sessions to correct individuals breathing patterns. When a client has achieved an optimal breathing pattern this new skill is then specifically adapted to the functional needs of the individual. We also offer inhalation resistance training for sports enhancement, and certain breathing pattern disorders including asthma. Clients master diaphragmatic breathing and then do progressive training with a threshold I.M.T device.