ReviewCureus2018
The Influence of Breathing on the Central Nervous System.
Review in Cureus, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Effects of Insertion of Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercises, Cardiorespiratory and Strength Exercises, and Cooperative Sports Activities During Physical Education Classes on Anxiety and Depression Symptoms in Adolescents
The Effect of Abdominal Breathing on Improving of Depression, Anxiety, and Heart Rate Variability in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients With Depressive Symptoms
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Efficacy of diaphragmatic breathing exercise on respiratory, cognitive, and motor function outcomes in patients with stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of diaphragm release on sleep quality: a pilot feasibility study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of manual diaphragm release on pain, disability and diaphragm function in patients with chronic neck pain: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2025Trial
- Resveratrol Ameliorates PTZ-Induced Seizure Activity and Diaphragm Muscle Dysfunction by Regulating Calcium Handling and Apoptotic Pathways in Rats.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Article
- Yogic Breathing Practices a Non-Pharmacological Alternative Medicine for Managing Pulmonary Functions of Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Review
- Electroacupuncture-Induced Phrenic Nerve Stimulation for Poststroke Pneumonia: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis.BioMed research international · 2026Article
- Unlocking deep relaxation: the power of rhythmic breathing on brain rhythms.Npj mental health research · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Stress-Management Protocol on Cardiorespiratory, Metabolic and Psychological Indicators of Children and Adolescents with Morbid Obesity.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of Structured Neurologic Music Therapy on Phonation and Breathing Function Following COVID-19.Cureus · 2025Article
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- Diaphragm Fatigue Does Not Impact Breathing Mechanics or Function in People with Chronic Low Back Pain.Journal of pain research · 2025Article
- Sleep links hippocampal propensity for epileptiform activity to its viscerosensory inputs.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
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- The Breathing IQ: an anthropometric index of diaphragmatic breathing efficiency.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Motor Dysfunctions in Fibromyalgia Patients: The Importance of Breathing.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2024Article
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- Respiratory Muscle Function in Older Adults with Chronic Respiratory Diseases after Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Subterranean Salt Chambers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Neuroinflammation, Sleep, and Circadian Rhythms.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022Review
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Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The functions of the diaphragm do not stop locally in its anatomy but affect the whole body system. The respiratory rhythm, directly and indirectly, affects the central nervous system (CNS). This article describes and reviews these influences, containing, for the first time, information on this subject in a single text. The ability of breath to move the brain mass and determine patterns of neural oscillation will be discussed. The role of the diaphragm in influencing motor expression and its effect on intracranial blood shifts in respiratory activity will also be discussed. It is known that the diaphragm can have multiple uses in improving the symptomatological picture of chronic diseases, but there is no current, concrete data on the effects that the rehabilitative training or manual approaches could have on the patient; in particular, on his/her cognitive and cerebral aspects in general.
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