Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a term used for a number of lung conditions that all affect ease of breathing, such as bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is a long-term disease that damages the airways, making them increasingly narrow, and thereby further obstructing airflow. Symptoms can be mild, including cough, phlegm, and shortness of breath during the winter or after a cold, to severe, with constant shortness of breath severely affecting daily activities. COPD cannot be cured, but it can be treated.
Patients with COPD often try to compensate for obstructed airways by changing the way they breathe. This may lead to stress on the respiratory muscles, while short, rapid breaths may cause an increased sense of panic, and exacerbate feelings of breathlessness.
A recent randomised controlled trial1 looked at the effect of a 6-week singing course on the breathing patterns of patients with COPD. Patients who took part in the singing course showed significant improvements in their perceived quality of life as well as anxiety levels when compared to patients who didn't sing. When interviewed, 8 of the patients who took part in singing felt that it had a positive effect on their well-being, community support, achievement, and physical sensation.
In a larger study where a number of open singing workshops were offered, almost all of the 150 patients experienced the workshop as very enjoyable, and thought it had taught them how to breathe in a different way. The vast majority felt a marked physical difference after the workshop.
Therefore singing classes can improve the lives of patients with COPD, with a number of positive effects and no negative effects.
1 Lord VM et al. Singing teaching as a therapy for chronic respiratory disease - a randomised controlled trial and qualitative evaluation. BMC Pulmonary Medicine 10:41 (2010)
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