[Use of natural physical factors in the rehabilitative treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases].

Abstract

The paper presents the results of using sylvinite speleotherapy, general salt baths and their combination in 120 patients with Stages I-II chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at a damped exacerbation and remission. It is shown that in the patients with this disease treated by the above procedures, the inflammatory process regresses, bronchial patency, central hemodynamics, exercise performance, and psychoemotional background improves and, during a long-term followup, the progression of the disease becomes slower, remissions prolong, exercise performance increases, and social adaptation improves.

• Authors: M A Rassulova, A N Razumov, N S Aĭrapetova
• Journal: Problemy tuberkuleza i boleznei legkikh (Probl Tuberk Bolezn Legk) Issue 12 Pg. 10-4 ( 2007) ISSN: 1728-2993 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• PMID: 18326207 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Immunoglobulins
• C-Reactive Protein

Topics

• Adult
• Balneology (methods)
• C-Reactive Protein (metabolism)
• Cohort Studies
• Female
• Humans
• Immunoglobulins (metabolism)
• Male
• Prospective Studies
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive (metabolism, physiopathology, rehabilitation)
• Respiratory Function Tests