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hypopressive

hypopressive adjective: of or relating to a set of breathing techniques and exercises intended to reduce pressure within the abdominal, pelvic and thoracic cavities.

Adjective

hypopressive (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a set of breathing techniques and exercises intended to reduce pressure within the abdominal, pelvic and thoracic cavities.
    • Coupled to preventive exercises (e.g., hypopressive abdominal exercises), the rehabilitation exercises (strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles and proprioception) are key pieces of the urinary incontinence management.2017, Bruno Bonnechère, Serious Games in Physical Rehabilitation, page 96
    • She is also a hypopressive method instructor. Kim is a passionate speaker, educator, and promoter of pelvic health and is known as the Vagina Coach.2018, Julia Di Paolo, Samantha Montpetit-Huynh, Kimberly Vopni, Pregnancy Fitness, page 277

Origin of hypopressive

Originally a trademark. See hypo-, pressure, -ive.

Questions about hypopressive

What does hypopressive mean?
Hypopressive means of or relating to a set of breathing techniques and exercises intended to reduce pressure within the abdominal, pelvic and thoracic cavities.
What part of speech is hypopressive?
Hypopressive is an adjective.

Words near hypopressive in the dictionary

  1. hypopolyploid
  2. hypopomid
  3. hypopomids
  4. hypopotassaemia
  5. hypopotassemia
  6. hypopressive
  7. hypoproaccelerinaemia
  8. hypoproaccelerinemia
  9. hypoproconvertinaemia
  10. hypoproconvertinemia
  11. hypoproct

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