News & Home
The Method
Courses
History & Research
Practitioners
Press
Buteyko Institute Trust
Events
Contacts
History & Research
The BIM.is named after Professor Konstantin Buteyko .The Professor made his discovery as a Medical student during the 1950`s, when he was charged with an assignment to observe the respiratory problems of terminally ill patients`.What he concluded from his observations was that the breathing patterns were linked to disease rather than due to imminent death.
From this he went on to test his theory on patients with various conditions and recorded his results.Many conditions responded positively but the impact with Asthma was the most impressive .Patients reported improvement within a very short period of time , usually 24hrs.With this in mind he proceeded to promote his method for the management of Asthma and has to date had three Ministry of Health endorsements for his method as the first line management of Asthma.
The method was introduced to the Western World by one of the Professor`s protégé`s Alexander Stalmatski (Sasha). Initially the method was introduced to the western world in Australia in 1990, and was then brought to the UK in 1995. The Buteyko Institute of Breathing and Health Inc. was established in Australia in 1996 and now has practitioner members in 12 countries.
Chronology
1923
Birth of Konstantin Buteyko in Russia
1952
Discovery and development of Buteyko Method
1960
Presentation at First Medical Institute in Moscow
1968
Leningrad Approbation
1980
Moscow Approbation
1985
First Endorsement under Ministerial Order by Soviet Government
1990
Stalmatski introduces Buteyko Method to Australia
1994
Clinical Trial at Mater Hospital, Brisbane
1997
Formation of Buteyko Institute of Breathing and Health
1998
Publication of Australian clinical trial results in MJA, Dec 1998
1999
Screening of BBC Buteyko documentary on ABC Quantum
Clinical trial by Victoria University and the BIBH
BIBH presents to NHS hospitals in the UK
2000
Clinical trial by Gisborne Hospital, New Zealand and the BIBH
Pilot Study at Glasgow, Scotland
First International Buteyko Asthma conference in Hastings, New Zealand, with Pr Buteyko as the keynote speaker.
2001
Major clinical trial at Glasgow, Scotland of the BIM with 600 participants over 2 years
