Bronchial asthma is considered an extremely serious respiratory tract disease. For normal functioning with asthma, medication, diet and proper lifestyle are necessary.
Physiotherapy for bronchial asthma is one of the ways of non-drug, additional treatment of the patient. It is used both during exacerbation and during remission.
The following types of procedures are used in spa treatment:
- Inhalations
- Electrophoresis
- Magnetic therapy
- Aeroionotherapy
- Speleotherapy
- Massage (in remission)
- Ozone therapy
- Mud applications
Contraindications
There are certain situations when the use of physiotherapy for bronchial asthma is prohibited. It is excluded to carry out procedures with an exacerbation of the disease, during an attack of suffocation.
To stop an attack, certain techniques can be used to reduce the sensitivity of the bronchial mucosa. Physiotherapy procedures are excluded if there is a risk of bleeding.
In the presence of malignant neoplasms, physiotherapy is also not recommended. If the tumor is located in the respiratory tract, the procedures are strictly prohibited.
It is also undesirable to carry out physiotherapy procedures if they cause painful sensations. You need to seek additional advice from a specialist and find out the cause of the pain. In the presence of hyperthermia, physiotherapy is temporarily excluded.
A number of diseases in which physiotherapy procedures are PROHIBITED:
- Myelodysplastic, hemolytic or hemorrhagic syndrome
- Epileptic symptom
- Acute cardiac, renal, and hepatic insufficiency
