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[Dysfunctional breathing in patients with asthma].

Karen Hjerrild Andreasson¹, Søren T Skou, Celeste Porsbjerg

¹khad@regionsjaelland.dk.

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Dysfunctional breathing (DB) is common in adults with asthma. Physiotherapy shows promise for reducing symptoms, but standardized interventions and access need improvement for better asthma management.

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Respiratory medicine
Pulmonary rehabilitation

Background:

Dysfunctional breathing (DB) frequently co-occurs with inadequately controlled asthma in adults.
Limited large-scale randomized trials indicate physiotherapy's effectiveness in alleviating symptom burden for DB.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current evidence on physiotherapy for DB in asthma.
To highlight the need for systematic descriptions of physiotherapy interventions.
To address the heterogeneity in physiotherapy access for DB in Denmark.

Main Methods:

Literature review of existing randomized controlled trials.
Discussion of current evidence and clinical practice.
Analysis of service accessibility and research needs.

Main Results:

Physiotherapy interventions demonstrate efficacy in reducing symptom burden for individuals with DB and asthma.
There is a lack of standardized protocols for describing physiotherapy interventions for DB.
Access to physiotherapy services for DB, with or without asthma, varies significantly across Denmark.

Conclusions:

Increased awareness and systematic research are crucial for optimizing physiotherapy implementation in managing DB.
Standardized intervention descriptions and equitable access to physiotherapy are needed for patients with DB and asthma.