'Nasal breathing gives you better airway function, which improves your lungs, your body's functioning, your sleep, your exercise and sports performance'

The Functional Nasal Breathing Rehabilitation program has been developed and is facilitated by Dr. Rosalba Courtney, PHD.

Rosalba is an osteopath with a PhD on the topic of Dysfunctional Breathing and Breathing Therapy. She has written extensively on these topics and is one of the most experienced practitioners of breathing therapy internationally.

Integrative Breathing Therapy and the Functional Nasal Breathing Retraining program are based on her academic research as well as her 40 years of clinical experience.

Your nose is for more than just smelling

Our sense of smell is one of our most important senses, but our nose has many other benefits:

it warms, humidifies and cleans the air we breathe
it improves oxygen uptake in the lungs
it helps guide proper growth of the jaws and teeth
it helps our immune system
it can improve how well we sleep too

Nasal breathing is better for your lungs, your body's functioning your sleep, your exercise and sports performance.

Nasal breathing helps the nose perform all the various functions that helps us keep healthy.

The problem with 'Nasal Disuse'

'Nasal Disuse' does not just mean you breathe through your mouth. There are negative effects that can occur from mouth breathing.

Some of these include:

weakness of nasal muscles that open the nose during breathing
changes in the ways the brain processes sensory information from the nose
changes in posture, oral muscle function and structural development

Mouth breathing may occur because of structural issues or disease. These need to be dealt with appropriately. However there are also functional issues that perpetuate mouth breathing.

These functional issues can cause people to feel like they can't get enough air through their nose even when there's sufficient nasal airflow.

Functional Nasal Breathing Rehabilitation

The Functional Nasal Breathing Rehabilitation (FNBR) program promotes healthy nasal breathing and addresses functional issues that may have developed from "nasal disuse".

This program can be used in conjunction with dental, medical and surgical treatment and might help to improve outcomes.

The exercises in this program aim to:

train the sensory functions of the nose
provide mechanical stimulation to the nose
improve whole body breathing patterns
promote better posture and muscle function
reduce nasal discomfort and hypersensitivity

When: Saturday 3rd June 2023, 2:00-5:00pm

Where: Suite 2/2 New McLean St, Edgecliff NSW 2027 @ Next Practice care of GenBiome - Integrative Medical Centre

Workshop fee: $150 (early bird discount: $120 for the first 10 people registered before end of March

Space is limited to 20 participants - secure your spot by registering above today!

Further information is available at www.rosalbacourtney.com.au