PULMONARY PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PEOPLE WITH LUNG CANCER

Onkologija je dio medicine koji se bavi proučavanjem i liječenjem tumora, malignih neoplazmi i temelji se na prevenciji, ranom otkrivanju i pravodobnom liječenju tumora. Naziv karcinom bronha i pluća koristi se za zloćudne tumore koji nastaju iz stanica dišnog epitela (bronha, bronhiola i alveola). U Hrvatskoj je karcinom bronha i pluća najčešće sijelo raka u muškaraca, a u žena je na trećem mjestu zloćudnih bolesti. Prvi korak u liječenju karcinoma pluća je kirurško odstranjenje, a osim toga primjenjuje se još zračenje, kemoterapija, hormonalna i biološka terapija. U onkološkoj rehabilitaciji fizioterapeut započinje rad već u jedinici intezivnog liječenja provodeći postupke za uspostavu homeostaze. Pulmološka fizioterapija koristi tehnike vježbe disanja, posturalnu drenažu, razne ritmičke vježbe postizanja što bolje posture i opće tjelesne kondicije i vježbe relaksacije. Ciljevi pulmološke rehabilitacije su smanjenje simptoma, ublažavanje nesposobnosti, povećanje participacije u socijalnim aktivnostima i poboljšanje kakvoće života.Oncology is a field of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of tumors, malignant neoplasms and is based on the prevention, early detection and early treatment of tumors. The name bronchial and lung cancer is used for malignant tumors arising from respiratory epithelial cells (bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli). In Croatia, bronchial and lung cancer is the most common cancer in men, and in women it is the third most common malignancy. The first step in the treatment of lung cancer is surgical removal, and in addition, radiation, chemotherapy, hormonal and biological therapy are also used. In oncological rehabilitation, the physiotherapist begins work in the intensive care unit, performing procedures to establish homeostasis. Pulmonary physiotherapy uses breathing exercise techniques, postural drainage, various rhythmic exercises to achieve the best possible posture and general physical condition and relaxation exercises. The goals of pulmonary rehabilitation are to reduce symptoms, alleviate disability, increase participation in social activities, and improve quality of life