Breathless

Synopsis

Investigates the Buteyko method, a controversial drug-free treatment for asthma developed by Russian professor Konstantin Pavlovich Buteyko, who claims that many asthma symptoms are caused by hyperventialtion. Therapists using the method encourage patients to slow their breathing. To test this approach, therapist Sacha Stolmatski attempts to transform the lives of three chronic asthamatics in just five days.

Series

Qed, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

Year of production

1998

Availability

Sale; 2000 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Notes

Broadcast on BBC1 on 19/8/98.

Subjects

Medical sciences

Keywords

asthma; therapy

Credits

Producer

Norman Stone

Contributor

Michael Mosley

Cast

Sally Magnusson

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’