Wednesday, August 15, 2012

8 percent of Olympic athletes Suffer Asthma

8 percent of Olympic athletes Suffer Asthma
8 percent of Olympic athletes Suffer Asthma - Who says asthma sufferers are unable to enjoy a variety of sporting activities? The proof, about 8 percent of Olympic athletes suffer from asthma or suffer from asthma symptoms, i.e. the channel narrows breath.

Wheezing, coughing, or shortness of breath are the main signs and symptoms of asthma. Most of the contraction and asthma were able to control the disease effectively with medication. Asthma disease more commonly inflicted on children and gradually improved until adulthood.

According to a study that analyzes the information from the Winter Olympics athlete since 2002-2010 known asthma is a disease that many suffered the jocks. They usually consume the drug or type of asthma hirupan hirupan beta-2 agonists.

According to Kenneth Fitch, from the University of Western Australia, asthma in adulthood recurrence is it normal on the athletes doing endurance sports. Intensive training over the years can also trigger asthma.

"A breath of fresh air or cold air berpolutan has also become an important factor of occurrence of asthma among athletes," said Fitch.

Even so, athletes who suffer from asthma or narrowing the channel can still be performed with breath well lagerback.