Aust G, Fischer K
Beratungsstelle für Hörbehinderte Berlin Neukölln.
Laryngorhinootologie. 1997 Oct;76(10):577-82. doi: 10.1055/s-2007-997484.
Therapeutical methods involving holistic medicine are of increasing interest. The present study deals with the psychophysical breath work by Middendorf and examines whether it has an effect on reactions of the body's equilibrium system.
Different optical patterns were projected on a video screen to the test subject standing on a modified posturographic platform. Subjects were instructed to shift their center of gravity according to the patterns projected on the video screen. The patterns consisted of a line that had to be followed in the anterior-posterior and in the lateral plane, and of a circle which had to be followed clockwise and counterclockwise.
Three groups each consisting of 17 healthy persons were tested; group 1: advanced in breath training, group 2: beginners in breath training, group 3: no experience in breath work at all.
Group 1 und 2 show significantly better results in the posturographic test with visual feedback than subjects without experience in breast work (group 3). Furthermore, posturographic results immediately after one hour of breath work reveal clear improvements in the body equilibrium.
Psychophysical breath work by Middendorf leads to a general improvement of the body equilibrium which is stable over time. The positive results of this study lead to the assumption that breath work by Middendorf is a valuable method for treatment and rehabilitation of balance disorders.
涉及整体医学的治疗方法越来越受到关注。本研究探讨了米登多夫的身心呼吸练习，并检验其是否对身体平衡系统的反应有影响。
将不同的光学图案投射到视频屏幕上，让站在改良姿势描记平台上的受试者观看。受试者被要求根据视频屏幕上投射的图案移动重心。这些图案包括一条需在前后平面和侧面平面上跟随的线，以及一个需顺时针和逆时针跟随的圆。
测试了三组，每组17名健康人；第1组：呼吸训练进阶者，第2组：呼吸训练初学者，第3组：完全没有呼吸练习经验者。
在有视觉反馈的姿势描记测试中，第1组和第2组的表现明显优于没有呼吸练习经验的受试者（第3组）。此外，呼吸练习一小时后立即进行的姿势描记结果显示身体平衡有明显改善。
米登多夫的身心呼吸练习可使身体平衡得到总体改善，且这种改善随时间推移保持稳定。本研究的积极结果表明，米登多夫的呼吸练习是治疗和康复平衡障碍的一种有价值的方法。
