Learning the Buteyko method by modules
Module 8. Restrictions, limits, and temporary contraindications
Brain traumas and acute bleeding injuries
Hyperventilation is a normal and useful reaction to bleeding injuries. Reduced CO2 content in the blood decreases blood flow to vital organs and other tissues of the human body. This prevents excessive blood losses and can save one’s life. Emergency professionals even coined a term “permissive hyperventilation” that is used for people with, for example, brain trauma.
Later, when bleeding ceased, it is possible to follow the normal program, if there are no any other restrictions.