Exercise-induced asthma (bronchocontriction)
This ebook can be purchased from the Amateur Athlete Store. The following is the Table of Contents:
1.0 Introduction
1.1 Famous people and athletes with asthma and EIB
1.2 Prevalence of EIB
1.2 Prevalence of EIB
2.0 EIB symptoms and diagnosis
2.1 Symptoms
2.2 Diagnosis
3.0 Management
3.1 Avoid environmental sensitizers
3.2 Warm-up before intense exercise
3.3 Mask in cold weather
3.4 Monitor with a peak flow meter
3.5 Diet
3.6 Mild- to moderate-intensity exercise
3.7 Development of bronchodilators in the 20th century
3.8 Current bronchodilator medicines
3.9 Problems with daily use of bronchodilators
3.10 Anti-inflammation medicines
4.0 Mechanism of EIB
4.1 Initiation
4.2 Inflammation cascade
5.0 World Anti Doping Agency (WADA)and EIB medications
5.1 WADA rules on EIB medicines
5.2 Health issues with long-term use of long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs)
5.3 Use/abuse of beta2-agonists by non-asthmatics
6.0 Conclusions
References
About the author
More information is available from the science digests section on Exercise-induced asthma.
Created by System Administrator. Last Modification: Thursday 18 of June, 2009 12:05:12 EDT by System Administrator.
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