COMPLEX REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA

Abstract

The research objective is to justify the use of low-frequency impulsive magnetic fields in complex rehabilitation of patients with partially controlled asthma. There was done the comparative analysis of efficiency of treatment between the groups of the patients receiving basic medicamental therapy (33 people) and patients who received the complex treatment including similar basic drug therapy in combination with low-frequency magnetic therapy (30 people). The efficiency of the rehabilitation was estimated in a month; the data of clinical observation, the results of the questionnaire upon the control of symptoms of asthma (ACQ-5 test), the indicators of lung function, cellular immunity and the level of cytokines in the blood serum were taken into account. The received results of the research showed pathogenetic validity of the controller therapy application together with low-frequency magnetic therapy at rehabilitation of patients with partially controlled asthma. The combined influence of constant and impulsive magnetic field against the background of drug therapy allowed to increase the efficiency of treatment and to achieve control over disease symptoms without increasing the drug loading. The efficiency of the treatment gets higher due to the mild stimulation of proliferation of lymphoid cells and production of cytokines which regulate all the stages of inflammatory reaction in organs and the immune response of the organism in general. The use of medical technology will allow to minimize the risk of exacerbations and to increase the quality of life of patients with asthma.