Patent ID: 7338410

Claim:
A method of ischemically preconditioning an individual, said method comprising subjecting said individual to an exercise treatment according to a breathing exercise regimen, said breathing exercise regimen comprising: at least one stress-relaxation cycle; and at least one breathing cycle co-ordinated with said stress-relaxation cycle to induce at least one period of ischemia, wherein a method for generating said breathing exercise regimen comprises: monitoring at least one physiological parameter of said individual indicative of ischemia; and analyzing said at least one parameter to generate said breathing exercise regimen that is designed to induce at least one period of ischemia, wherein said analyzing generates said breathing exercise regimen that comprises a sequence of at least one breathing cycle coordinated with at least one stress-relaxation cycle of a first duration, and wherein said at least one breathing cycle comprises: at least one exhalation of a second duration; and at least one inhalation of a third duration, wherein said analyzing generates said at least one breathing cycle that further comprises at least one pause of a fourth duration.