Effects of Swedish Massage Prior Circuit Breathing Training on Asthma

Inclusion Criteria: * Being a male or female patient with asthma who is between 20 and 65 years old. * Being a patient who has been diagnosed by a doctor with asthma for at least 6 months. * The severity of the disease has been assessed at levels 2 to 4, meaning the volume of air expelled in the first second of breathing quickly and with full force (Forced Expiratory Volume in one second; FEV1) is between 80% and 30% on the date of data collection. This has been certified by a doctor, and the patient is using medication according to the normal treatment plan. * Must not have other respiratory diseases such as tuberculosis, lung cancer, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc. * Should not have received exercise training for more than 20 minutes at a time, 3 days/week, or more in the past 6 months before participating in the research. * Having no communication problems. * The sample volunteers to participate in the research and agrees to sign the consent form to participate in the research. Exclusion Criteria: * Being a patient who has a history of asthma caused by exercise (Exercise-Induced Asthma). * In case of a force majeure event that makes it impossible to continue participating in the research, such as injury from an accident or illness, etc. * Participating in less than 80 percent of the training sessions (28 times out of 36 times) for the breathing training group and the group that practiced breathing together with massage. * Unwillingness to c…