Cyclic sighing in the clinic waiting room may decrease pain: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Breathwork · Journal of Behavioral Medicine · 2025

A few minutes of cyclic sighing in a waiting room lowered reported pain in a pilot RCT.

Authors

Hanley, Davis, Worts, Pratscher

Research lens

A few minutes of cyclic sighing in a waiting room lowered reported pain in a pilot RCT.

  • breathwork
  • cyclic sighing
  • pain
  • new-2026-10