Senobi Versus Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise to Ameliorate Depression in Obese Women

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to find out and compare the effect of different breathing techniques, [Senobi Breathing Exercise (SBE) and Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise (DBE)] for amelioration of depression in obese women.Subjects: Forty obese women aging from 40-50 years with body mass index 30-34.9kg/m^2 participated in this study, they were chosen from the clinic of comprehensive health insurance in Belbeis in Egypt.Methods: Subjects were assigned randomly into two groups equally in number: Group (1) performed SBE for 3 times daily for one month and Group (2) performed DBE for 3 times daily for one month.Results: Showed that both SBE and DBE were significantly ameliorating depression in obese women, the percentage of decrease in HAM-D scores was 27.4% in Group (1) and 14.8% in Group (2) also the urinary concentration of Estradiol and growth hormones showed percentage of improvement by 193% and 246% in Group (1) respectively and 96.9% and 100% in Group (2) respectively. Moreover, SBE was better than DBE.Conclusion: Both SBE and DBE were effective physical therapy modalities to ameliorate depression in obese women, with SBE showing more significant improvement than DBE.