Psychophysiological responses to various slow, deep breathing techniques.

Ali Gholamrezaei, Ilse Van Diest, Qasim Aziz, Johan W S Vlaeyen, Lukas Van Oudenhove

February 2021

Synopsis of Social media discussions

The overall sentiment reflects strong agreement on the importance of slow deep breathing and its effects, as seen in comments about its influence on HRV and cardiovascular responses, while some discussions question specific methodologies, demonstrating active interest and moderate engagement. The use of technical language and references to related studies indicates meaningful impact on the scientific community and public understanding.

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Agreement
 Moderate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the validity of the research findings, with some highlighting the benefits of slow, deep breathing for health, indicating a general consensus.

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Interest
 High level of interest

Participants show high interest in the topic, referencing specific techniques, physiological measures, and potential health benefits, suggesting engagement with the subject matter.

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Engagement
 Moderate level of engagement

Several social discussions involve critique, questions, and suggestions for further research, reflecting moderate but attentive engagement.

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Impact
 Moderate level of impact

The debates and references imply the study influences ongoing conversations and future research directions in psychophysiology and breathing techniques.

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18 Posts

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2 Articles

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981

Total Likes

52

Extended Reach

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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
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    @nataliepeluso @jscottwagner Can you please share the evidence showing this? We don't usually breathe with mouth open wide and resistance is more or less the same and some evdience have shown the opposite https://t.co/Z5kWCUUCc7 also see unilateral nostril breathing https://t.co/tVwbaZipDy
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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
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    @Mateo_Leganes @micahgallen I think we need to be always specific about HRV. Saying slow breathing doesn't increase HRV can be misleading for the same reason. Slow breathing increases several HRV indexes including RMSSD which is a vagally mediated HRV index. https://t.co/ANHjOmOwfb https://t.co/aKEYHgBPes
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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
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    @Mateo_Leganes @mr_corcorana Yes when breathing frequency is changed from HF to LF range, HF no longer reflects respiration-related cardiac vagal modulation. We usually use RMSSD and RSA (peak to valley) method in our studies including this one and others https://t.co/ANHjOmOwfb https://t.co/aKEYHgBPes
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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
    @AGholamrezaei (Twitter)

    @hubermanlab I think the explanation is not correct. See these studies including ours on cardio-respiratory pattern analysis at different breathing frequencies https://t.co/Iljj7xmjZk https://t.co/tVwbaZipDy https://t.co/7BuKcu3MRz + SA node receives signals from the brain not sending to it?
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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
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    @Sara_Mednick Beutiful but explanation is not correct. See these studies including ours on cardio-respiratory pattern analysis at different breathing frequencies https://t.co/Iljj7xmjZk https://t.co/tVwbaZipDy https://t.co/7BuKcu3MRz + SA node receives signals from the brain not sending to it?
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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
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    @micahgallen In our study on various slow deep breathing methods we found participants tend to reduce air flow during unilateral nostril breathing perhaps to reduce the resistance, though breathing was visually cued https://t.co/928zh2eArC so maybe adding feedback of air flow can help
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  • Ali Gholamrezaei
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    @altini_marco Yes #deepbreathing has a large effect on #HRV we have explored the underlying mechanisms here https://t.co/7BuKcu3MRz and here https://t.co/tVwbaZipDy
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Abstract Synopsis

  • The study compared four deep breathing techniques—pursed-lips, unilateral nostril (left and right), and loaded breathing—and found that loaded breathing increased blood pressure variability and respiratory sinus arrhythmia more than the other methods, indicating stronger cardiovascular effects.
  • Pursed-lips breathing was perceived as more calming, pleasant, and giving a greater sense of control, while loaded breathing produced the strongest cardiovascular responses, suggesting different benefits for emotional well-being and physical health considerations.
  • The findings suggest that specific breathing techniques can be chosen to target either emotional relaxation or cardiovascular modulation, making them useful for managing conditions like pain and hypertension that involve autonomic and baroreceptor functions.]