Physiological Beneficial Changes in the Respiratory System in Adolescents with Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis as a Result of the Use of a Set of Yogic Exercises

Abstract

In the modern world, the incidence of chronic obstructive bronchitis in adolescents remains quite high. Due to the high incidence of chronic obstructive bronchitis in adolescents, there remains an urgent need for medical science to improve the rehabilitation of this contingent of patients. The aim of the work is to assess the rehabilitation possibilities of yoga exercises in adolescents suffering from chronic obstructive bronchitis. The study was carried out on 46 adolescents aged 14-15 years old, suffering from uncomplicated chronic obstructive bronchitis for a long time in a state of unstable remission. The control group included 22 clinically healthy adolescents of the same age. For those surveyed with chronic bronchitis, there was a decrease in lung volumes and the size of the lumen of the bronchi of any diameter. This naturally reduced the functional capabilities of the respiratory system in adolescents. Regular yogic exercises provided in adolescents with bronchitis a pronounced positive dynamics of their well-being and adaptive capabilities of the respiratory system. Systematic yoga exercises optimized the functional capabilities of the entire respiratory system in adolescents with chronic obstructive bronchitis and significantly increased their resistance to hypoxia.