In May 2008 the updated British Guidelines for the Management of Asthma endorsed Buteyko Technique so that GPs and asthma nurses can now recommend it.  The new guidelines grade the research on Buteyko as a ‘B’ classification - indicating that there are high quality clinical trials supporting the efficacy of the therapy in reducing both asthma symptoms and bronchiodilator usage.  No other complementary therapy has been endorsed by this body for the treatment of asthma.The guidelines are produced jointly by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network and the British Thoracic Society.

For more information about the British Guideline on the Management of Asthma, please use the link below:

[1] http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/qrg101.pdf

More information can be found in: [2] http://www.fih.org.uk/news/buteyko_technique.html