Researchers of the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, have conducted a pilot study of controlled breathing in relation to IBD symptoms, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
The study results indicate that a breathing technique designed to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system can change patients' overall perception of stress and significantly improve physical and psychological symptoms of IBD.
Vinita Jacob, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, is the lead author of the study.
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The study results indicate that a breathing technique designed to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system can change patients' overall perception of stress and significantly improve physical and psychological symptoms of IBD.
Vinita Jacob, MD, assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, is the lead author of the study.
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