The use of an artificial mountain climate for treating and rehabilitating chronic bronchitis patients

Berezovskiĭ, V.A.; Levashov, M.I.; Gridina, T.N.

Vrachebnoe Delo 12: 34-36

1990


ISSN/ISBN: 0049-6804
PMID: 2089795
Document Number: 357843
Sixty patients with obstructive and nonobstructive bronchitis were examined before and after high-altitude artificial climate treatment in a special climatotherapy box. Clinical and functional findings revealed a reduction of bronchial obstruction, increase of pulmonary capacity, improvement of the rate and aerodynamics, increase of local and regional lung ventilation. The results were better in obstructive bronchitis.

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