Negative effects of water sports on asthma

Ángel Aníbal Sailema Torres; Marcelo Sailema Torres; José Ernesto Garcés Mosquera; Víctor Amable Mallqui Quisintuña; Myrian Biviana Pérez Constante; Mario René Vaca García

2017, Number 2

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Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd 2017; 36 (2)

Negative effects of water sports on asthma

Sailema TÁA, Sailema TM, Garcés MJE, Mallqui QVA, Pérez CMB, Vaca GMR

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ABSTRACT

Asthma is a chronic disease that consists of inflammation of the airways. It causes coughs, chest pains and trouble breathing. Asthma still has no cure, but it is possible to control it. Although there are many studies that discuss the benefits of sports practice in asthmatic patients, this review article states that physical activity, depending on what is performed and the conditions under which it is performed, may have adverse effects for asthmatics. In fact, the practice of physical activity can cause asthma in itself, is the so-called exercise-induced asthma or EIA.