How One Recovery Experience Changed His View on Breathing
Podcast | 2 months ago
Sometimes a clinical interest starts with a question that will not go away. After a difficult recovery, Steven Zwerink began wondering why certain breathing strategies had never been mentioned by the specialists he had seen. That curiosity became the starti...
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Should Physiotherapists Pay More Attention to Breathing During Exercise?
Podcast | 2 months ago
Breathing is not something that only matters during “breathing exercises.” It can show up during strength training, rehab exercises, movement assessment, posture, jaw position, and even how patients tolerate load. In this episode, Steven Zwerink discusses w...
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Why Nasal Breathing Isn’t Always Just a Habit
Podcast | 2 months ago
Nasal breathing is often presented as a simple choice: just close your mouth and breathe through your nose. But what if the airway itself is the limiting factor? In this episode, Steven Zwerink explains why breathing assessment may need to look beyond techn...
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What Many Patients Still Don’t Learn About Breathing
Podcast | 2 months ago
Breathing rehabilitation is not only about lung capacity. For some patients, the missing piece may be understanding how breathing mechanics, CO₂ tolerance, nasal breathing, and recovery strategies interact. In this episode, Steven Zwerink shares why breathi...
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Coherent Breathing: A Simple Tool for Recovery & Sleep
Podcast | 2 months ago
Can a breathing exercise really shift the body into a calmer state within minutes? Coherent breathing is often used to support relaxation, recovery, and sleep—especially when the nervous system is still “on” after training, travel, stress, or competition. I...
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Breathing: The Overlooked Tool in Recovery & Performance
Podcast | 2 months ago
Breathing affects every patient we see—but how often do we truly assess it, train it, or consider its role in recovery? In this episode, breathing physiologist Steven Zwerink joins us to discuss how breathing can influence health, performance, and rehabilit...
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Why Talking During Rehab Can Disrupt Breathing
Podcast | 2 months ago
Sometimes the simplest clinical changes are the easiest to overlook. During exercise, talking can quickly disrupt breathing rhythm—especially in patients who are already working hard to recover, regulate symptoms, or rebuild confidence. In this episode, Ste...
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Nasal vs Mouth Breathing: Does Exhale Route Matter?
Podcast | 2 months ago
Breathing strategy is not just about inhaling. How you exhale may influence relaxation, heart rate, hydration, and performance—especially in endurance sports. In this episode, Steven Zwerink explains why mouth exhaling may help you calm down faster, while n...
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Incremental speed testing in runners | Masterclass
Guide | 2 months ago
Download the FREE Physiotutors App 📲: https://physiotutors.app This masterclass with Philip, a physical therapist and running coach, explores incremental speed testing, biomechanical insights, injury prevention, and training optimization for runners. Learn...
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Why Sleep May Matter More Than We Think in Physiotherapy
Podcast | 2 months ago
Not every patient problem starts where the symptoms show up. Sleep, stress, breathing, jaw tension, recovery, and injury sensitivity can all interact in ways that are easy to miss when we only look at the local tissue. In this episode, Steven Zwerink explor...
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Unlocking the Power of Breath: The Techniques Every Physio Should Know with Steven Zwerink | EP. 090
Podcast | 2 months ago
Download the FREE Physiotutors App 📲: https://physiotutors.app Get 3 months free of WriteUpp's Practice Management software. visit https://writeupp.com/physiotutors for more info! This episode explores the critical role of breathing in health, recovery, an...
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Out of Breath Doesn’t Mean Out of Oxygen
Podcast | 2 months ago
That burning urge to breathe after an all-out sprint may not mean what many athletes think it means. Even at exhaustion, oxygen saturation can remain surprisingly high. So if being “out of breath” does not necessarily mean being “out of oxygen,” what is act...
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