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Sydney I. Bartig The Effects of Exercise on Asthma
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Sydney I. BartigThe Effects of Exercise on Asthma
What are the effects of exercise on asthma?
Does exercise improve asthma symptoms over time?
➢ Asthma is a lung condition in which airways become narrowed.
Symptoms: Difficulty Breathing, Wheezing, Coughing, Chest Tightness
What is Asthma ?
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★ A Life-long Disease
★ Quality of Life Effects
★ Often Additional Medications Are Needed
★ The Number of People Diagnosed is Rising
Asthma Facts
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“Asthma attacks cause significant disruptions to a person's life, and severe asthma attacks can be fatal.” -Janet Torpy (2004)
Effective Exercise
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Non-effective Exercise
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★ The Environment
★ The Amount of Exercise
★ The Individual
Additional Factors
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Project:
★ Patients worked with a professional 3 times weekly for 12 weeks
★ Patients continued program by self for 12 additional weeks afterwards
★ Aerobic Exercise; (Outdoor jogging, Treadmill, Recumbent or Upright Cycling)
Dogra, Kuk, Baker, and Jamnik
Results:
★ Measurements; 1-5 Scale (1 Being Total Control)
➢ ACQ (Asthma Control Questionnaire) ➢ Mini-AQLQ (Asthma Quality of Life
Questionnaire)
★ Discovered that the exercise did help with the patients asthma symptoms.
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Heikkinen, Quansah, K. Jaakkola, and S. Jaakkola
★ Looked at 11 Different Asthma Studies
★ ‘Bigger Picture’
★ Studies From 1980 - 2011
★ Results Were Inconclusive
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Individual Project
Plan; ★ Walking (~30 minutes) ★ Exercise Twice a Day ★ Measuring Breathing Four Times Daily★ Two Days of No Exercise At All ★ Ten Days Total
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Individual Project
8 A.M(On exercise days will walk at this
time)
10 A.M(No exercise at this
time)
1 P.M(On exercise days will walk at this
time)
10 P.M(No exercise at this
time)
Day 1 – Tuesday
Will Walk
Day 2 – Wednesday
Will Not Walk
Day 3 – Thursday
Will Walk
Day 4 – Friday
Will Walk
Day 5 – Saturday
Will Walk
Day 6 – Sunday
Will Walk
Day 7 – Monday
Will Not Walk
Day 8 – Tuesday
Will Walk
Day 9 – Wednesday
Will Walk
Day 10 – Thursday
Will Walk
Times;
Days;
★ 60-800 Range
★ Intervals of 10
★ Average: ~350
★ My Average: ~250
Measuring With a Peak Flow Meter
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8 A.M 1 P.M 5 P.M 10 P.M
Day 1 260 240 260 260 250 250
Day 2 250 220 230 230
Day 3 230 220 240 240 240 240
Day 4 240 240 250 250 240 240
Day 5 240 230 240 250 250 250
Day 6 250 230 260 250 250 250
Day 7 250 260 250 260
Day 8 240 240 250 250 250 260
Day 9 250 250 260 260 260 260
Day 10 260 250 260 250 250 260
❖ Purple for PFM before exercise ❖ Red for PFM after exercise
❖ Dark Blue for PFM after not exercising
★ More About Asthma
★ The Work of Professionals
★ More About My Individual Asthma
★ More AboutAPA Format
What I Learned
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