Complementary and alternative medicine in pulmonology

Mark, John; Chung, Youngran

doi:10.1097/mop.0000000000000217

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“…Several studies concluded that halotherapy was beneficial; however, most of them included several respiratory diseases and were case controls studies. Improvement of FEV 1 and increased oxygen saturation following halotherapy were reported …”

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confidence: 97%

“…Clinically, meaningful improvements in the control of asthma and in airway responsiveness are achieved during continuous treatment but do not persist after treatment is discontinued . The chronic nature of the disease and parental concerns regarding possible side effects result in low adherence rates and a search for alternative treatments as complementary or replacements to conventional treatments …”

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Halotherapy as asthma treatment in children: A randomized, controlled, prospective pilot study

Bar‐Yoseph

Kugelman

Livnat

et al. 2016

Pediatric Pulmonology

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Summary Background and Objectives Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder requiring intermittent or continuous anti‐inflammatory therapy. Patients often turn to alternative treatments as complements or replacements to conventional treatments. We aimed to evaluate the effect of salt room chambers (halotherapy) on bronchial hyper‐responsiveness (BHR), fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO), and quality of life in children with asthma. Patients and Methods Children aged 5–13 years with a clinical diagnosis of mild asthma not receiving anti‐inflammatory therapy. Patients were randomized in this double‐blind, controlled study to salt room with halogenerator (treatment group), or without halogenerator (control group). We evaluated the effect of salt room therapy on BHR, FeNO, spirometry, and pediatric asthma quality of life questionnaire (PAQLQ). The treatment period lasted 7 weeks, 14 sessions. Results Twenty‐nine patients were randomized to the salt room with halogenerator (treatment group), and 26 patients to the salt room without salt halogenerator (control group). A statistically significant improvement in BHR was demonstrated in the treatment group, which remained unchanged in the control group. There was no improvement in spirometry or FeNO levels following treatment. The treatment group showed a statistical improvement in most parameters of quality of life questionnaires. Conclusions Our pilot study suggests that salt room with halogenerator, may have some beneficial effects in mild asthmatic children. Randomized and larger controlled trials with long‐term follow‐up are necessary. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017;52:580–587. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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confidence: 99%

Halotherapy as asthma treatment in children: A randomized, controlled, prospective pilot study

Bar‐Yoseph

Kugelman

Livnat

et al. 2016

Pediatric Pulmonology

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“…), and energy healing therapies (Barnes et al, 2008). CAM approaches are most commonly used to treat neurological diseases (Wells et al, 2017), obesity (Sharpe et al, 2007), respiratory diseases (Mark & Chung, 2015), urinary tract diseases (Solberg et al, 2016), and musculoskeletal diseases (Ernst, 2004).…”

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Knowledge, Practice, and Attitudes About Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Physiotherapists in Turkey

YAPALI,

ARSLAN,

AKSOY

2022

jgehes

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Amaç: Tamamlayıcı ve alternatif tıp (TAT) uygulamalarının popülerliği sağlık profesyonelleri arasında giderek artmaktadır. Bu araştırma, fizyoterapistlerin TAT bilgi düzeyleri, uygulama oranları ve bu uygulamalara yönelik inanç ve tutumlarını belirlemek amacıyla planlandı. Yöntem: Türkiye Fizyoterapistler Derneğine üye fizyoterapistlerden, gönüllü olanlar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Verilerin toplanması Ekim 2018 ile Mart 2019 arasında yapıldı. Katılımcıların TAT hakkında bilgi düzeyleri, uygulama oranları ve bu uygulamalara yönelik inanç ve tutumları bu konudaki literatür temel alınarak hazırlanmış anket formu ile belirlendi. Bulgular: Formu eksiksiz dolduran 262 katılımcının verileri analiz edildi. Katılımcıların %80.5’i TAT hakkında orta ve üstü düzeyde bilgi seviyesine sahip olduğunu, %90.4’ü fizyoterapistlerin bu alanda bilgi sahibi olmasının orta ve üstü seviyede önemli olduğunu bildirdi. Mezuniyet sonrası en çok eğitimi alınan TAT yönteminin kupa uygulaması (%37), en fazla eğitimi alınmak istenen ve hastalara önerilen TAT yönteminin osteopati (%48.1-%56.5) ve en fazla kullanılan TAT yönteminin masaj (%39.7) olduğu tespit edildi. TAT uygulamaları hakkında olumlu bir bakış açısına sahip olan katılımcıların oranı ise %71.7 olarak bulundu. Sonuç ve Öneriler: Çalışma sonuçları fizyoterapistlerin TAT yöntemlerine karşı olumlu inanç ve tutumlara sahip olduğunu gösterdi. Dahası, mezuniyet sonrası TAT yöntemlerini öğrenmek için eğitim aldıkları, başta manüplatif ve bedene dayalı TAT uygulamaları olmak üzere tedavilerinde bu yöntemlere yer verdikleri belirlenmiştir.

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