Bronchial asthma is a common respiratory disease in childhood. The disease varies in severity, sometimes requires serious and very long treatment. The main focus in the treatment of bronchial asthma falls on drug therapy. However, the search for other effective treatments is ongoing. diseases. One of such methods may include magnetic laser therapy, which is a type of physiotherapy treatment methods. What is the essence of this method? Does it apply widely among the population?
Bronchial asthma: a global problem
Over the past 20 years, the incidence of children with asthma has greatly increased. And this is observed in countries with different levels of socio-economic development, especially among the urban population. Currently, over 330 million people suffer from asthma, 14% of whom are children.
What is the essence of the disease? In the respiratory tract, a focus of chronic inflammation is formed, which affects the sensitivity and reactivity of the bronchi. As a result, patients with exposure to those or other irritating factors have a choking attack, which, if not helped or if not properly provided, can lead to asthmatic status (serious condition, life-threatening). During the interictal period, discomfort during breathing may cough, shortness of breath at rest or during exercise.
Bronchial asthma most often occurs in children and adults suffering from allergic reactions or having a hereditary predisposition to them. Also, asthma is not associated with allergies. The causes of bronchial asthma and the identification of the pathological factor leading to the occurrence of an attack, it is not always possible to find out.
What is the essence of the treatment of the disease in children?
At the moment, it is generally accepted that asthma cannot be cured, but you can keep the disease under control and keep it in remission for a long time.
In the case of allergic (atopic) bronchial asthma, a patient is examined to identify the guilty allergen. Based on the results, it is recommended to carry out elimination measures, for example, maintaining hypoallergenic life (eliminating carpets, feather pillows, refusing to keep pets, using only artificial fillers in blankets and pillows, etc.).
In the treatment of asthma, basic therapy is used, that is, the one that the child constantly takes, and emergency treatment, which is added when an attack occurs. Prescribed treatment depends on the severity of the disease, the type of asthma, the stage of the disease. Treatment is prescribed only by a doctor (pediatrician, allergist, immunologist, pulmonologist). He also adjusts therapy (reduces or increases the dose, cancels or replaces the medicine).
In patients with atopic bronchial asthma, if there is evidence, allergen-specific immunotherapy is carried out – a treatment method that can significantly improve the quality of life of a small patient by reducing the body’s sensitivity to the guilty allergens. Used in children from 5 years of age.
Is physiotherapy used in the treatment of bronchial asthma in children?
At present, in the clinical protocol for the diagnosis and treatment of bronchial asthma in children there is no point regarding physiotherapy treatment. These methods of treatment are used, but so far only as experimental ones. Thus, laser therapy and magnetic laser therapy in children suffering from bronchial asthma, have shown themselves to be simple and effective methods. Let’s talk about it a little more.
Laser therapy and its effects
This technique uses low-energy laser radiation, which is electromagnetic. The effect of the treatment will depend on the radiation dose.
- If you use low doses, you can get the stimulating effect of radiation.
- When using medium doses, there will be an analgesic effect and improved blood supply.
- High doses have anti-inflammatory effects.
Magnetic laser therapy: what is the plus?
With this kind of physiotherapeutic effect, laser radiation is combined with a permanently acting magnetic field. With the additional impact of the latter increases the penetrating ability and effectiveness of laser therapy. Exposure is carried out on the chest.
How does magnetic laser therapy help in bronchial asthma?
Laser radiation by acting on cellular receptors is capable of correcting the immune disorders that underlie the development of asthma. When laser therapy decreases bronchial hyperreactivity.
Magnetic-laser therapy for bronchial asthma has the following effects:
- The number of bronchial obstructions (asthma attacks) decreases, which helps to reduce the amount of drugs needed to relieve an attack.
- Indicators of respiratory function are improved. In other words, the patency of the bronchi is restored.
- Removed inflammation in the bronchi, improves the nature of sputum.
- In a shorter time, it is possible to reduce the volume of basic therapy of bronchial asthma in children.
Comprehensive treatment of patients helps to improve their quality of life (to increase the physical and daily activity of children, improve school attendance), reduce the number of drugs taken, reduce the family’s financial expenses for treating a child, reduce the number of hospitalizations and emergency situations in which emergency care is required.
What are the additional benefits of magnetolaser therapy in children?
In addition to the fact that this type of therapy significantly helps patients along with medications, it has a number of additional advantages. These include:
- Low cost of the procedure.
- The possibility of the implementation of the procedure both in the clinic and in the hospital.
- No side effects.
- Painless for patients.
However, there are contraindications for the procedures, which must be clarified by the doctor before prescribing the treatment.