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Video: Pursed Lip Breathing How-Tos

Medically reviewed by Alexander Grichuhin, RRT-RCP
Written by Annie Keller
Posted on April 16, 2020

MyCOPDTeam has partnered with the Home Rehab Network to bring you videos filled with helpful tips and exercises that you can do from the comfort of your own home.

Pursed Lip Breathing

While exercise is invaluable for people living with COPD, difficulty catching your breath afterward can scare many away. However, there is a way to get more oxygen in any given breath. In this video, respiratory therapist Alex Grichuhin from the Home Rehab Network discusses pursed lip breathing techniques that make it easier to catch your breath after exercise or any other situation where you are short of breath.

The video will show those with COPD or other pulmonary conditions how to make sure each breath counts.

Do you have any questions for Alex about COPD and pursed lip breathing? Post them in the comments below.


Alexander Grichuhin, RRT-RCP, Co-Founder / CEO of Home Rehab Network
Alex is a top respiratory therapist in pulmonary rehabilitation. He founded Home Rehab Network because he found that people with COPD needed more tools at home to supplement their therapy.

Posted on April 16, 2020

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Alexander Grichuhin, RRT-RCP is a top respiratory therapist in pulmonary rehabilitation. He founded Home Rehab Network because he found that people with COPD needed more tools at home to supplement their therapy. Learn more about him here.
Annie Keller specializes in writing about medicine, medical devices, and biotech. Learn more about her here.

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