EXERCISE-INDUCED ASTHMA AND SPORT

Asthmatics can suffer from exercise-induced bronchoconstriction as the only manifestation of their disease or as part of their asthmatic sym ptom complex. In most cases the experience of dysnea after exercise wi ll prevent the asthmatic subject from doing any more sport thus leadin g to weak physical condition and also to psychosocial disintegration. This article will focus on the pathophysiology of exercise-induced ast hma (EIA) and discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic implications. Bes ide the pharmacologic treatment physical as well as behavioral trainin g will be nessecary to reduce the symptoms of EIA.