But it’s not really clear where the advantage comes from. From cross-country skiing to speed skating, the Winter Olympics is full of breathless feats of endurance. And for a large number of Olympic athletes, the breathlessness isn’t just over who will win the next medal—it’s from asthma. But if you think the condition could hold…
Smoking is to blame for about 14 million major medical conditions among American adults yearly, a new study shows. That number is higher than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) last estimate, in the year 2000, which found that American adults suffered from 12.7 million smoking-attributable conditions. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
Exercise may seem daunting to your patients, but has many proven benefits for people with COPD. It will improve their ability to do more without feeling breathless and help them to rediscover activities they could no longer do. Exercise can bring specific benefits to people with lung disease, as well as general improvements to health…
Kids who have exercise-induced asthma (EIA) develop asthma symptoms after vigorous activity, such as running, swimming, or biking. Some develop symptoms only after physical exertion, while others have additional asthma triggers. With the proper medications, most kids with EIA can play sports like any other child. In fact, asthma affects more than 20% of elite…
Safe Exercises for the Asthmatic Patient One of the goals of asthma treatment is to help maintain a healthy lifestyle. Getting your body in shape and keeping it that way can happen even if you are an asthmatic. It is important that your patients are getting the right amount and type of exercise to…