What to do if you have a shortness of breath? Several ways to relieve it

Side stitch is a common physiological symptom caused by improper breathing. When side stitch occurs, we may feel pain in certain parts of the body. Therefore, it should be treated in time to avoid causing greater harm to the body.

1: Change your superficial shallow breathing to deeper breathing, inhale slowly and deeply, and exhale forcefully. This will allow you to inhale a large amount of air, meet your oxygen needs during exercise, relax your respiratory muscles, and eliminate pain.

2: Adjust your breathing rhythm and coordinate it with your running frequency, so that you can breathe in and out every two steps or every three steps.

3: If the pain still cannot be relieved by the above method, you can take a deep breath and hold it, tap the painful areas on both sides of the chest or under the ribs, and then take a few deep breaths slowly. Repeat several times to gradually relax the respiratory muscles and relieve the spasm.

4: Before strenuous activities, do warm-up exercises to allow the respiratory muscles to gradually adapt to faster contractions to avoid spasms.

5: When exercising in winter, try to breathe through your nose. If you breathe through your mouth, keep your mouth half open to allow cold air to enter your mouth through the gaps between your teeth to prevent excessive stimulation from the cold air.

6: After the "stuck in the side" is eliminated, you still need to rest for a few minutes before continuing physical activities, so as not to cause damage and impact on the body. Massage therapy has a good effect on the treatment of stuck in the side. In clinical practice, pressing, rubbing, rolling, tapping, and rubbing are often used; rubbing on the chest. Let the patient lie on his back or side, and the operator stands on the right side of the patient, and uses kneading, one-finger meditation, or rolling to perform magic on the bladder meridian on the back. Then tap the Tianzong, Dashu, Zhangmen, Yunmen and other acupoints. Then let the patient sit on a stool, and the operator stands behind the patient and rubs along the ribs with the palms of both hands. Apply wintergreen ointment before rubbing to increase the efficacy and prevent skin damage during rubbing. After the above treatment, the disordered qi in the chest and abdomen can be relieved, qi and blood can flow smoothly, and symptoms will disappear. If it is still ineffective, the lifting end method or lifting and pushing method can be used.

When you move, you may get a stitch in the side, which makes people feel very uncomfortable. It usually occurs when you exert force suddenly or improperly. In severe cases, it may cause bleeding, and the blood will remain in the chest cavity. If it is not treated for a long time or is treated improperly, it will cause timidity.