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Asthma

Asthma is the curable obstructive lung disease that is caused by increase reaction to various stimuli. It also a chronic inflammatory lung condition that can be life threatening if not treated on time. In asthma airways become narrow, causing wheezing, and shortness of breath.

15 million persons of all ages are affected by asthma in the United States. This represents a 61% increase over the last 15 years with a 45% increase in mortality during the last decade. Women are affected more than men, accounting for about 60% of the nearly 18 million cases of adult asthma. Hormones are thought to be a possible cause for this increase in incidence in women. Reference Book

Components

There are 2 main components to asthma. First one is the hyper reactive or immune system become sensitive to allergens that lungs of person can easily effected with allergens. Second component is the inflammation of lungs that swell the airways and cells lining excrete excess mucus that impair breathing.

Types & Symptoms

There are 3 types of asthma mainly occupational asthma, conventional asthma and exercise induced asthma. The sign & symptoms of asthma are wheezing, episodes of shortness of breath, cough with or without sputum production, and unusual pallor or unexplained sweating.

Factors that trigger Asthma

There are following factors that trigger the asthma.

• Cigarette smoking
• Respiratory infections or colds
• Allergic reactions to pollens, dust, molds, food, insects and feather
• Vigorous exercise can induce asthma
• Indoor or outdoor exposure to air pollutants

Assessment

For the assessment of asthma, we perform the following investigations to make the diagnosis.

• Chest X ray
• LFT ( lung function test)
• ABG's ( Arterial blood gases)
• Sputum analysis

In physiotherapy, we perform some special tests to confirm the diagnosis. The first one is the spirometer which measure the lung function and obstruction, questionnaires that evaluates and assess the impact of asthma on quality of life.

Physical Therapy Intervention for Asthma

Physical therapy intervention for asthma is the chest physiotherapy (CPT)are from weeks to months to regain normal lung function and subsides the symptoms. Here are the few exercises videos that you have to perform to treat asthma patients. Treatment protocol vary from patient to patient. But the main thing is you have to evaluate the exact cause of asthma or it's trigger factor that aggravate the symptoms.