标题：Synchronized Action of Breathing and Diaphragm by Hypnosis Assisted Abdominal Weightlifting Exercises and Ego Strengthening for the Treatment of Stuttering “Kaya Method”
摘要：AbstractThis is a continuing study for the efficacy of the combined effect of hypnosis and diaphragmatic exercises in the management of stuttering. This study included 74adults with speech fluency disorder and a control group consisting of 74 participants. The people who stutter (PWS) were highly educated and the control group was selected from university students. The training program focused on strengthening respiratory muscles and improving diaphragmatic movements by instructing PWS to practice abdominal weightlifting. The purpose of the hypnotherapy component was to alleviate anxiety, boost self-confidence and increase motivation for abdominal weightlifting training. The hypnotherapy consisted of eight sessions spread over eight days and each session lasted approximately 60 to 90minutes in duration. After each hypnotic session, the patient was instructed to practice abdominal weightlifting for two hours at home. The abdominal weightlifting exercises involved lifting a dumbbell (2.0–4.0kg) by abdominal movements concomitantly breathing exercises using their diaphragm. Whilst this exercise is taking place the patients were instructed to spell out letters, syllables, words, and sentences step by step using their diaphragm associated breathing. Thus, hypnotic procedures were utilized to increase motivation and self confidence for the patient to practice abdominal weightlifting at home without the instructor. The pre- and post-measurements were found to be statistically significant (p<0.01). The results of the study provide support for the effectiveness of hypnotically-assisted diaphragmatic exercises in the management of stuttering. Furthermore, the control group who did not undergo any hypnosis during the 8 days made more mistakes than PWS when repeating the rhymes at the fourth and fifth sessions. Nevertheless, this study illustrates how hypnosis can be applied in an innovative way in the management of stuttering and therefore is called Kaya's Method.
关键词：Stuttering;Abdominal weightlifting;Hypnosis;Motivation;Diaphragm and breathing coordination.
