Dynamics of parameters of human cardiovascular and respiratory systems under the influence of speleoclimat

Abstract

Speleotherapy uses the conditions of salt mines and caves to treat diseases of the skin and respiratory systems, to restore patients after illnesses, to maintain health, and stimulate the immune system. The purpose of this study is to study the dynamics of the parameters of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems of a person under the influence of speleoclimate. The study involved studens of 1–2 courses of the Voronezh State Medical University. N.N. Burdenko. Every day for 10 days of speleotherapy after the end of speleotherapy, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and lung capacity were measured. The analysis of the obtained data was carried out using Excel and StatPlus Pro programs. It was revealed that human adaptation to the speleoclimate occurs both due to the frequency and strength of the heart contraction. The dynamics of the parameters of the respiratory system under the influence of speleoclimate reflects the adaptation of the study participants to the speleoclimate mainly due to the depth of breathing, to a lesser extent – due to the frequency of breathing. Mobilization of adaptive resources and the state of tension of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems during the development of the anxiety stage under the influence of speleoclimate is formed mainly due to intersystem mechanisms. Tension in the cardiovascular system persists after the 10th speleo procedure. It is shown that the speleoclimate has the ability to restore the vegetative status of a person. Differences in the dynamics of breathing parameters in girls and boys under the influence of speleoclimate were revealed.