Open AccessEffect of physical rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in Chernobyl clean-up workers with chronic respiratory pathology
Author(s) -
С. Ю. Чикина,
Natalia Meshcheryakova,
A. V. Chernyak,
Andrey Belevsky,
Alexander Chuchalin
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pulʹmonologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2541-9617
pISSN - 0869-0189
DOI - 10.18093/0869-0189-2008-0-4-19-25
Subject(s) - medicine , rehabilitation , physical therapy , respiratory system , physical exercise , ventilation (architecture) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , mechanical engineering , engineering
This prospective open comparative non-randomized study was aimed to assess effect of physical rehabilitation on exercise tolerance in Chernobyl clean-up workers with radionuclide-induced pneumopathy. The inpatient training programme included skeletal muscle training of upper and lower extremities and breathing strategies. Of 26 patients, 14 males underwent ≥ 4 training courses during the study and 12 males underwent < 4 courses. As a result, physical rehabilitation in patients with radionuclide-induced pneumopathy improved physical tolerance but it should be more prolonged and be targeted both to skeletal and respiratory muscles. Further studies are necessary to assess long-term effects of rehabilitation in these patients.