Peculiarities of physical therapy for persistent bronchial asthma in order to preserve physical capacity and improve the psycho-emotional state of patients

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study is to experimentally determine the effectiveness of the author’s technique of respiratory gymnastics and psychocorrective exercises for use in the polyclinic period during the rehabilitation of patients with persistent bronchial asthma of moderate severity in the exacerbation stage. Materials and Methods: The program of the local pedagogical experiment was implemented through the realization of ascertaining and formative stages. The study was conducted on the basis of the therapeutic department of the Communal establishment «Poltava Regional Clinical Hospital named after M. V. Sklifosovsky». A total of 30 people aged 35 to 47 with a diagnosis of «Persistent moderate bronchial asthma in the exacerbation stage» took part in the study. Results: After analyzing the duration and intervals of respiratory phases (according to Buteyko), we developed our own program of physical therapy for patients with persistent bronchial asthma of moderate severity in the exacerbation stage (aging 35 to 47 years). The essence of the author’s technique developed by us is to increase the duration of each period, as well as to increase the time of each phase when performing respiratory gymnastics. Conclusions: Therefore, the author’s method of respiratory gymnastics presented in this scientific study for the rehabilitation of patients with persistent bronchial asthma of moderate severity in the exacerbation stage is effective for the rehabilitation of patients at the polyclinic stage, and its effectiveness has been proven experimentally.