A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report

A novel exercise is described for resistance training of the lower esophageal sphincter. Resistance is provided by gravity as food is swallowed and pushed up an incline into the stomach. The incline is established by kneeling with the head bowed lower than the stomach. After several months of daily...

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Autor principal: Karrfalt, Eric
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Gastroenterology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573490
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24122
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description A novel exercise is described for resistance training of the lower esophageal sphincter. Resistance is provided by gravity as food is swallowed and pushed up an incline into the stomach. The incline is established by kneeling with the head bowed lower than the stomach. After several months of daily repetitions, symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux ceased and the exercise was discontinued without relapse. 
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spelling pubmed-91065532022-05-14 A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report Karrfalt, Eric Cureus Gastroenterology A novel exercise is described for resistance training of the lower esophageal sphincter. Resistance is provided by gravity as food is swallowed and pushed up an incline into the stomach. The incline is established by kneeling with the head bowed lower than the stomach. After several months of daily repetitions, symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux ceased and the exercise was discontinued without relapse.  Cureus 2022-04-13 /pmc/articles/PMC9106553/ /pubmed/35573490 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24122 Text en Copyright © 2022, Karrfalt et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report
title A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report
title_full A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report
title_fullStr A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report
title_full_unstemmed A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report
title_short A Simple Exercise to Strengthen the Lower Esophageal Sphincter and Eliminate Gastroesophageal Reflux: An Autobiographical Case Report
title_sort simple exercise to strengthen the lower esophageal sphincter and eliminate gastroesophageal reflux: an autobiographical case report
topic Gastroenterology
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9106553/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35573490
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.24122
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