RESPeRATE is the only FDA-cleared, non-drug, medical device clinically proven to lower high blood pressure with no side effects.
RESPeRATE utilizes a patented technology to deliver certain kinds of breathing exercises. When these exercises are performed for as little as 15 minutes a day, 3-4 times a week they have been shown to significantly lower blood pressure with no side effects.
These therapeutic breathing exercises are difficult to effectively perform without the interactive, personalized coaching that RESPeRATE provides.
RESPeRATE is proven to Work
- RESPeRATE has been written about in many leading medical journals, magazines, and books, including the American Heart Association's, "Hypertension Primer" and the Mayo Clinic's, "On High Blood Pressure".
- RESPeRATE's therapeutic benefit was validated in six separate clinical studies.
How RESPeRATE Works
- RESPeRATE’s patented interactive technology safely and effectively guides patients through breathing exercises that have been clinically proven to reduce blood pressure.
- RESPeRATE enables patients to effortlessly slow their breathing rate from the normal range of 14 to 16 breaths per minute to the “therapeutic pattern” of under 10 breaths per minute with prolonged exhalation.
These breathing exercises are difficult to perform properly without continuous individualized coaching. RESPeRATE provides this individualized coaching, in the comfort of your patient’s home.
Since each patient’s breathing rate and pattern change constantly, RESPeRATE’s patented technology automatically customizes the breathing exercises to the patient’s breathing rate and pattern at the beginning and throughout the exercise. During each exercise, RESPeRATE constantly monitors and analyzes the patient’s breathing rate and pattern to create a personalized melody composed of two distinct tones – one tone for inhalation, one for exhalation. As patients listen to the melody and synchronize their breathing with these tones, RESPeRATE gradually prolongs the exhalation tone, thereby guiding the users to the slower therapeutic breathing zone.
While breathing returns to normal after each session, the beneficial effects on the blood pressure accumulate. Within 8 weeks of use (15 minutes at least 3-4 times per week), a significant and sustained reduction in blood pressure can be achieved.
Why RESPeRATE Works
RESPeRATE’s unique therapeutic breathing exercises result in significant and sustained reductions in blood pressure by reducing the body’s sympathetic neural activity and relaxing the muscles surrounding small blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more freely. In addition, RESPeRATE has been shown to enhance baroreflex sensitivity following the exercise [1]. RESPeRATE’s patented method of interactive device-guided breathing is key to maximizing the effectiveness of the therapy as it allows patients to “effortlessly” reach the therapeutic breathing pattern.
(1) Parati G, Glavina F, Ongaro G, Maronati A, Castiglioni P, Gavish B, Di Rienzo M, Mancia G. “Acute effects of device-guided breathing on cardiovascular parameters and baroreflex sensitivity in normal subjects.” Am J Hyperten 2002; 15(4,2)182A.
What Doctors and Patients Say About RESPeRATE
Dr. William Elliot
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL
"Our clinical study concluded that RESPeRATE is easy to use, did not have any side effects and delivered a significant blood pressure reduction."
Dr. Joseph Marek
Cardiologist, Midwest Heart Specialists, Downers Grove, IL
"My patients really like it.
RESPeRATE allows patients to have more of a role in their care."
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