While medical intervention and antiarrhythmic drugs are typically recommended as first-line treatments for arrhythmias, the Valsalva manoeuvre, a simple breathing technique, may also help in ...

In the professional weightlifting world, this is called the Valsalva maneuver and it’s usually reserved for more technical lifts. The idea with this technique is that holding your breath while ...

2. Use the Valsalva maneuver. You've probably used the Valsalva maneuver in the past, even if you don't know it by name. This ...

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The Valsalva maneuver can also help to temporarily unblock or equalize the pressure in the middle ear. To do this, simply pinch your nostrils closed with one hand and blow air through your nose.

Simply close your eyes and use your fingers to put gentle pressure on your eyeballs. The Valsalva maneuver involves breathing out forcefully while holding your mouth and nose closed. This, too, ...

Bladder neck descent (BND) is prevalent among female runners who complain of stress urinary incontinence (SUI), which ...

The Valsalva reflex, or Valsalva manoeuvre, is a sudden rise then drop in BP that occurs when a person strains to open their bowels; it can, occasionally, lead to vasovagal syncope (fainting). When an ...

A 43-year-old man who developed numbness and impaired fine motor skills in his left arm lasting approximately 10 min while chanting during a football match, attended our emergency room. The patient, ...

Orthopnea can be defined as dyspnea that develops in the recumbent position and is relieved by elevation of the head with pillows. In the recumbent position, there is reduced pooling of fluid in ...

Each heavy vertical line represents two-tenths second. Note the double systolic sound associated with the double summit of the pulsus bisferiens in this case of severe aortic stenosis. The purpose ...