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Lead Stories: Saturday, August 30, 2008

Exercise-induced asthma especially prevalent among athletes

Posted September 12th, 2007 at 7:00 PM by Lisa Cieplechowicz

Section: Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab, Exercise

Proper breathing is essential for every athlete. As anyone involved in athletics knows, without the correct breathing technique, you are greatly compromising your ability to perform up to your potential.

Unfortunately, thanks to a condition called asthma, not every person has control over their ability to breathe. Asthma is a chronic condition that causes inflammation of the breathing passages of the lungs. And while this condition is known to afflict many individuals, it is a specific form of asthma- referred to as “exercise-induced”- that researchers have noticed occurring in a large proportion of athletes.

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