Introduction Chronic disease in children is increasing, including the prevalence of chronic
respiratory diseases such as asthma, cystic fibrosis (CF), bronchiectasis and …

Objective Asthma is a leading cause of chronic illness in children, impacting heavily on their
daily life and participation in physical activity. The purpose of this systematic review was to …

Background Asthma is a common chronic respiratory disease in children. In addition to
medications, physical therapy is considered as a treatment strategy for asthma. We …

Background Despite the obvious benefits of aerobic exercise for asthmatic patients,
controversies persist. The current study evaluated the effectiveness of continuous aerobic …

Background It has been documented that aerobic exercise may increase pulmonary
functions and aerobic capacity, but limited data has evaluated a child's satisfaction and …

Exercise can provoke asthma symptoms, such as dyspnoea, in children with asthma.
Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is prevalent in 40–90% of children with asthma …

Background Asthmatic patients may benefit from exercise training, although the effects of a
combined aerobic and resistance training program are still poorly investigated in children …

Background Asthma is the most common chronic medical condition in children and a
common reason for hospitalisation. Observational studies have suggested that swimming, in …

Objective To conduct a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials aimed at testing
whether school-based physical activity programmes improve cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) …

Objective: To evaluate the effects of a physical exercise programme for children with asthma
on an outpatient basis. Design: Intervention study: a randomized pretest–post-test control …