Clinical abstract for the use of salt-therapy in the respiratory tract and skin diseases - speleotherapy Symposium
The fourteenth International Symposium of the speleotherapy found in Romania on October 4-6, 2012. The symposium was under the auspices of the International Union of Speleology (UIS), the Romanian Academy of medical sciences and of the committees of the Standing Committee of the speleotherapy (PCS) - Department of research.
Specialists in high academic institutions and organisations from Romania, Russia, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Austria, Slovakia, Poland and other countries took part, three days at the 16th International Symposium of speleotherapy. Doctors and physicians specializing in the Pneumology, allergology, dermatology, rehabilitation, physical medicine and balneotherapy, professors at medical schools, clinical researchers and engineers, gathered to share their experiences and research studies on the effects of salt-therapy in the air passages, and balneology with mineralized and salty water.
It presents the speleotherapy in mines and caves, from the history results, uses concepts - to our modern times as Halotherapy or salt therapy, the quality of the therapeutic factors such as microclimate, physical, chemical, microbiological, and up-to-date health and Balneotherapytourism.
There were also the experimental results in the laboratory on various diseases and the clinical, biochemical, immunological and other effects on patients with various diseases. Indications and contraindications, along with various methods of salt therapy in prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of patients with various diseases were discussed.
The public gathered lots of information about the clinical and functional efficiency of the speleotherapy and Halotherapy in the treatment of asthma bronchial asthma with varying control, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic bronchitis, allergic rhinitis and other allergic diseases, pneumonia and acute respiratory diseases.
The influence of life in the nearby roadways and today's increased air pollution in diseases of the respiratory system and to eliminate the impact of these factors was a more interesting study. "Represented emission of organic chemicals, traffic sources by microparticles with increased systemic inflammation. are linked,"says the study. Long-term exposure to the salt helps therapy to strengthen the respiratory mucosa to allergens and maintains adequate hygiene across the entire respiratory system. Home salt therapy also stands for long-term exposure, chronic respiratory tract diseases.
Another interesting topic of the symposium was the anti-inflammatory and healing effects of salt therapy - aerosol therapy salt and saline baths - on skin diseases like eczema, Neurodermatitis, psoriasis, chronic skin rashes, burns and wounds.
Bronchial obstruction is known as a common symptom rock salt is considered as one of the most effective methods of treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and aerosols. The alkaline properties of ionic salts also have positive effects on the irritated esophagus and stomach lining.
This symposium underscores the many uses of salt therapy in respiratory diseases, skin diseases and balneotherapy.
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Respiration and The Need For Respiratory Therapists
For us, breathing is automatic that we tend not to notice it. Every time we inhale, we draw fresh oxygen into our lungs, which then make its way to our bloodstream transporting it to all the cells of our bodies. This process enables them to burn essential nutrients that are vital to life.
During breathing, our chest rises and our diaphragm expands downward. This creates a kind of vacuum in the chest. Through this vacuum, the air is transported into the upper and lower respiratory passages. As we exhale, our lungs and chest go back to their initial position and air is expelled through the respiratory passages. The act of respiration depends on the current metabolic condition of the body. Therefore, respiration adjusts when the body is at rest or in motion.
Not everyone has normal respiration. Others that suffer from chronic respiratory disorders need help through treatments and respiratory therapies in order to have proper respiration.
Over the years, the demand for respiratory therapy has grown, mainly because it is considered by many as very systematic and gentle. The therapy includes a mild dose of nebulized medicine that is given quickly during inhalation to the respiratory passages as a kind of soft aerosol targeting passages where it can act quickly.
Asthma, Bronchitis, Pulmonary Emphysema
Asthma is one of the most common respiratory disorders. It causes lungs' airways to become narrow and inflamed. This leads to shortness of breath, tightness in the chest, coughing and wheezing. These symptoms are recurring and thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
Bronchitis is another respiratory disorders that is quite common. It is described as the swelling of the main air passages to the lungs and can either be acute or chronic. Typical symptoms of bronchitis are coughing, excess mucus and sputum.
Pulmonary Emphysema is a chronic lung condition where the alveoli or air sacs may be destroyed, narrowed, collapsed, stretched or over-inflated. These cause a decrease in the functions of the respiratory system and breathlessness, as well.
The Need For Respiratory Therapists
For those afflicted with the abovementioned disorders, it is important that you take better care of your health. By being given the proper care from a respiratory therapist. While respiratory therapists are not considered doctors, they are experts of life support equipment operation and pulmonary diseases. With their knowledge on respiratory functions, they are able to give proper recommendations and diagnosis to doctors.
If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming a respiratory therapist, there are a number of training programs that can help you reach that goal.