Dave is a Member of The Buteyko breathing association. As a life long asthmatic with an asthmatic son, he has personally experienced the benefits of Buteyko breathing exercises and techniques.

Consultations

Personal and telephone consultations available

Please feel welcome to telephone to discuss whether Buteyko could be a good choice for you.

Is Buteyko for me?

Buteyko (pronounced Bu-tay-ko) is all about improving your health by using the best of complementary and conventional medicine.

What does it involve?

You will learn breathing exercises and be given advice on how to improve your condition.  The breathing exercises are not physically demanding, in fact the most of the programme is carried out sitting comfortably in a chair. 

Maximum Control with Minimum Medication

Many people feel unhappy about the prospect of lifetime dependence on medication for themselves or their children and are looking for a self-help option. Buteyko provides that option.

• Buteyko breathing therapy provides safe, effective and drug-free help for people with asthma and other breathing related conditions including sinusitis, emphysema, persistent cough and anxiety.
• Buteyko is a breathing retraining programme which focuses on normalising your breathing pattern through a series of breathing exercises and techniques.
• The techniques of Buteyko were developed in Russia in the 1970s where it is an accepted and known treatment. Buteyko breathing therapy is also well established in Australia and New Zealand and is gradually becoming more recognised and used here in the UK.
• Most people will need to see a Buteyko breathing therapist for five weekly sessions with a follow-up appointment a few weeks later. For those with more chronic or long-term conditions, a longer course of treatment may be required.
• Buteyko is suitable for both adults and children. Children often respond very quickly to breathing retraining as their breathing habit is less firmly established.
• Buteyko breathing therapy provides rapid and significant improvement for people with asthma and other breathing-related conditions.
• Many people with breathing-related conditions overbreathe which aggravates   their condition by making their airways hypersensitive, by reducing the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues and distorting their body chemistry.
• Buteyko will normalise your breathing pattern and as a result will help you to:
  
  • Breathe normally
  • Use your diaphragm correctly
  • Reduce upper chest breathing
  • Breathe through your nose
  • Stop coughing
  • Stop wheezing and relieve chest tightness
  • Reduce neck and shoulder pain
  • Sleep better
  • Snore less
  • Decrease medication
  • Stop feelings of panic and anxiety
  • Improve your quality of life
  • Cope with stress better
  • Reduce allergic reactions
  • Correct your body chemistry
  • Reduce time off work
• Buteyko breathing therapy is a safe, effective and drug-free method helping:
• Asthma
• Persistent cough
• Hay fever and rhinitis
• Bronchitis
• Emphysema
• Snoring
• Sinusitis
• Anxiety
• Hyperventilation
• Panic attacks
• Sleep apnoea
• There have been a number of clinical trials of the Buteyko method which demonstrate its positive benefits.
• A respiratory consultant in Australia carried out one of the main Buteyko trials on patients with asthma. The results of this three-month trial found that the group of people using the Buteyko reduced their use of bronchodilator inhalers by 90 per cent.  
• A similar trial which followed people for six months found a similar reduction in broncholdilator inhaler use as well as a nearly 50 per cent cut in the use of steroid inhalers.