Effects of Respiratory Exercise and Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Individuals With Asthma

[[abstract]]目的：氣喘（asthma）為一常見呼吸道疾病，症狀是呼吸困難、氣短、喘息、咳嗽和急性發作。方法：綜合整理及歸納先期研究文獻。結果：隨病程延續，疾病將影響患者身體活動量，進而影響日常生活能力降低、注意力不集中及工作效率下降，因疾病控制需長期且不間斷的治療，許多病患易產生服藥遵從性下降、中斷治療等情形，以致季節交替時急性發作率升高。結論：氣喘治療目標是維持疾病的控制，減少急性症狀發生，而適度的呼吸運動和吸氣肌訓練不但可減少急性發作的頻率、增加吸氣肌肉的力量、減輕呼吸困難、提高生活品質也可改善其肺功能及身體狀況。 Purpose: Asthma is a common respiratory disease with symptoms of dyspnea, shortness of breath, wheezing, cough and acute attacks. Methods: Compare and summarize recent research literature. Results: With the continuation of the disease process, the disease might affect the amount of physical activity of the patient, and thus resulting the decreased ability of daily living, inattention and decreases in work efficiency. Because the disease control requires long-term and uninterrupted treatment, many patients would have medication incompliance, interruption of treatment, etc. This condition might result in an increase in the exacerbation rate during the seasons change. Conclusion: The goal of asthma treatment is to control the disease and reduce acute symptoms. Moderate breath exercise and inspiratory muscle training can not only reduce the frequency of acute attacks, increase the strength of inspiratory muscles, relieve breathing difficulties, improve the quality of life, but also improve the lung function and physical condition