What the study found
The review reports potential benefits from several physiotherapy approaches for asthma symptoms, quality of life and exercise capacity, while calling for further studies.
Participants and protocol
Twenty-three articles on patients with asthma were retained, covering breathing exercises, inspiratory muscle training, physical training and airway clearance. Some articles contributed to more than one category.
What this cannot establish
This is clinical asthma research, not a healthy-athlete performance protocol. Its discussion of medication use does not authorize reducing or stopping prescribed treatment.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 23333065
- Publication types
- Systematic Review
- Indexed subjects
- Respiratory Muscles · Asthma · Breathing Exercises · Exercise Therapy · Inhalation
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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