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Published on: November 4, 2010
[Physical training for the treatment of children presenting with bronchial asthma]
Insights
This study shows that combining a pulsed low-frequency electrostatic field with physical training effectively treats childhood bronchial asthma. All patients experienced symptom relief and improved lung function, with most showing normal airway patency post-treatment.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Pulmonology
- Medical Physics
- Rehabilitation Medicine
Context:
- Bronchial asthma is a chronic respiratory condition affecting children worldwide.
- Current treatments often involve medication with potential side effects.
- There is a need for non-pharmacological therapeutic strategies.
Purpose:
- To evaluate the efficacy of a combined therapeutic approach for childhood bronchial asthma.
- To assess the impact of a pulsed low-frequency electrostatic field and physical training on clinical symptoms and lung function.
Summary:
- A study involving 101 children with bronchial asthma demonstrated significant clinical improvements with the combined therapy.
- Patients experienced resolution of coughing, respiratory distress, and abnormal lung sounds.
- Pulmonary function tests showed marked improvements in airway patency, including peak expiratory flow (PEF) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1).
Impact:
- The combined therapy led to a 44.21% average increase in PEF.
- 96.7% of children achieved normal computed flowmetry parameters, indicating restored airway patency.
- This non-invasive strategy offers a promising alternative or adjunct for managing pediatric bronchial asthma.
Abstract:
This paper reports the results of the treatment of 101 children presenting with bronchial asthma. The study has demonstrated the pronounced positive effect of the combined application of a pulsed low-frequency electrostatic field and therapeutic physical training on the dynamics of clinical symptoms of the disease. By the end of the treatment period, all the patients reported the disappearance of paroxysmal night-time coughing, productive cough, expectoration, and attacks of respiratory distress. Auscultation failed to reveal dry, whistling, and bubbling rales. Dynamics of the changes of the impaired airway patency was estimated from the results of computed pneumotachometry and monitoring peak expiratory flow by the peak flowmetric technique. The combined application of a pulsed low-frequency electrostatic field and therapeutic physical training significantly improved characteristics of the external expiratory function (PEF, FEV1, MEFR25, MEFR50--p < 0.02, MEFR75--p < 0.001). In the end of therapy, 96.7% of the children had normal parameters of computed flowmetry in the absence of a generalized impairment of bronchial patency while obstruction at the level of peripheral bronchi persisted only in 3.3% of the patients. The increase of PEF based on the results of peak flowmetry averaged 44.21% (p < 0.001). A rationale has been developed for the application of the proposed therapeutic strategy to the treatment of children with bronchial asthma.
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