Cure Childhood Asthma
Do you have an infant or child that suffers from asthma? Childhood asthma is unfortunately increasing in prevalence throughout the world. Theories abound as to the cause of childhood asthma and whether genes or environmental factors are to blame for the ever increasing population of asthmatic children. Sadly the jury is still out on the cause of childhood asthma!
One of the most distressing things for a parent to witness is an asthma attack in a child. Parents feel helpless when they are forced to watch their child struggle to breathe.As a parent you undoubtedly want to give your child nothing but the best and sometimes the thought of large doses of steroids taken by children can be frightening. Unfortunately, current medicine does not have all the answers when it comes to asthma. The mainstay of medication is bronchodilators (puffers) in conjunction with steroids. And when the drugs seem to be less effective, the dosage is simply increased.
How long will this go on for? Well, until the drugs cease to work. This is a very scary thought! But unfortunately is a very real scenario for many young children and their parents. Frequent hospital admissions and weeks off from school become the norm and the child quality of life is greatly reduced.Is there anything that can be done to treat asthma more effectively?
Luckily, the answer is yes! Steroids and inhalers are used to reduce inflammation and open up the airways in an effort to increase the intake of air. But one major problem that is not treated in asthma sufferers is tension in the diaphragm muscles. What does it have to do with asthma? Well, the diaphragm is the major muscle that controls respiration. It allows you to breathe in and out and any serious injury to the nerves in the spinal cord that innervate the diaphragm cause respiratory failure.
In asthma, the diaphragm becomes very tense as the rate of breathing increases-sometimes due to panic!Like any overused muscle, if it is not relaxed will continue to increase in tension and eventually go into a muscle spasm, equivalent to a muscle cramp! When this happens you will not be able to either inhale of exhale air as commonly seen in an asthma attack.
So aside from reducing inflammation and opening the airways, the diaphragm muscle must be relaxed in order for air to be taken in and normal breathing to take place. Fortunately, there is a technique available that not only relaxes the diaphragm muscle but also rebalances your nervous system which can have a profound effect on your reaction to allergens.
This is the Bowen Technique For Childhood Asthma.
