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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-9-11
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pubmed:abstractText |
The improvement of ventilatory function by spa therapy was examined in 37 patients with steroid-dependent intractable asthma (SDIA) in relation to clinical asthma types. All subjects had been on long-term corticosteroid therapy before spa therapy. Spa therapy was found to improve the values of ventilatory parameters. The percent improvement in all subjects was +4.1% in %FVC, +8.9% in FEV1.0%, +9.8% in %PEFR, +22.0% in %MMF, +19.7% in %V50 and +28.2% in %V25, respectively. Relating to clinical asthma types, moderate improvement in %MMF and %V25 from 16.7% to 16.9% was observed in type Ia cases, and marked increase in %MMF, %V50 and %V25 was observed from 42.2% to 43.2% in type Ib cases. However, no significant increase was found in these parameters of types Ia or Ib after spa therapy. In patients with type II, a significant increase was shown in %V50 (p less than 0.05) and %V25 (p less than 0.01) after spa therapy. The results show that spa therapy improves the condition of small airways disorder in patients with SDIA.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jun
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pubmed:issn |
0386-300X
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
46
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
175-8
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Adrenal Cortex Hormones,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Asthma,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Hydrotherapy,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Lung,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:1502922-Substance-Related Disorders
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pubmed:year |
1992
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Spa therapy improves ventilatory function in the small airways of patients with steroid-dependent intractable asthma (SDIA).
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pubmed:affiliation |
Division of Medicine, Misasa Medical Branch, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial
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