| Title |
Airway dysfunction in elite swimmers: prevalence, impact, and challenges
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.2147/oajsm.s88339 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mitch Lomax |
| Abstract |
The prevalence of airway dysfunction in elite swimmers is among the highest in elite athletes. The traditional view that swimmers naturally gravitate toward swimming because of preexisting respiratory disorders has been challenged. There is now sufficient evidence that the higher prevalence of bronchial tone disorders in elite swimmers is not the result of a natural selection bias. Rather, the combined effects of repeated chlorine by-product exposure and chronic endurance training can lead to airway dysfunction and atopy. This review will detail the underpinning causes of airway dysfunction observed in elite swimmers. It will also show that airway dysfunction does not prevent success in elite level swimming. Neither does it inhibit lung growth and might be partially reversible when elite swimmers retire from competition. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 3 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 42 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 9 | 21% |
| Researcher | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 5 | 12% |
| Unknown | 13 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Sports and Recreations | 12 | 28% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 14% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 5% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 5% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 15 | 35% |
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