Open AccessPulmonary Rehabilitation – Historical Outline, Programs and Physiotherapeutic Treatment
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Lewińska,
Włodzimierz Dolecki,
Witold Rongies
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
acta balneologica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2082-1867
DOI - 10.36740/abal201901111
Subject(s) - pulmonary rehabilitation , rehabilitation , medicine , variety (cybernetics) , physical therapy , intensive care medicine , pulmonary disease , foundation (evidence) , element (criminal law) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , political science , computer science , artificial intelligence , law
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is the basis of an integrated treatment program for patients suffering from chronic respiratory diseases. Contributing to the reduction of dyspnoea and fatigue, increase in exercise tolerance and improvement in functional capabilities and emotional state, PR growths participation in social life, and reduces utilization of health care. Despite the scientifically proven benefits of its use, it is very often, for a variety of reasons, insufficiently exploited or even unavailable. The article presents a brief history of pulmonary rehabilitation and emphasizes the importance of developing PR programs. The aim of the paper is to increase interest in issues related to pulmonary rehabilitation, including its key element - physiotherapy and to persuade professionals dealing with the treatment of respiratory diseases, to implement this form of therapy and become familiar with the current international guidelines, that create foundation of pulmonary rehabilitation programs.