Barnai (2011) Aquatherapy in the pulmonary rehabilitation
The three main diseases
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease –COPD
• Asthma bronchiale
• Cystic fibrosis – CF
Guidelines
British ACPCF 2002 (physioth.)
British COPD 2003 (med.)
British Asthma 2005 (med.)
Holland COPD 2003 (physioth)
Hungarian COPD 2004 (med.)
British COPD 2003 (med.)
British Asthma 2005 (med.)
Holland COPD 2003 (physioth)
Hungarian COPD 2004 (med.)
COPD
• 4.-6. most frequent cause of death on the world
• Treatment with medicines is very expensive (2,5 x asthma br.) – not effective
• Prevalence
• Treatment with medicines is very expensive (2,5 x asthma br.) – not effective
• Prevalence
– 900 000 (England) true number may be: 1,5 m
– 54 000 (Hungary) – 4-500 000
– 54 000 (Hungary) – 4-500 000
