Clinical efficacy of magnetic laser therapy in children with atopic asthma
Asiryan E.G.

Vitebsk State Medical University, Belarus

The purpose of our study is the dynamics of the clinical picture in children with atopic bronchial asthma after using magnetolaser therapy.
Materials and methods: 42 children with atopic bronchial asthma aged from 5 to 18 years were examined: the first group received magnetolaser treatment simultaneously with the basic therapy (group A), the second group of patients received only basic therapy (group B). To evaluate the effectiveness of the treatment, the analysis of the dynamics of the clinical picture, as well as the frequency of application of short-acting β2-agonists, the duration of basic therapy were used.
Results: Reduction of episodes of bronchial obstruction after 1 month from the start of treatment was observed in both group A and group B. At the same time, after 3 months, this index was statistically significantly lower in group A than in patients of group B (p<0.05). A significant reduction in the doses of inhalation of short-acting β2-agonists was found 1 month after the start of treatment in both groups, and in 3 months in group A this index was statistically significantly lower (p<0.01). With the simultaneous use of basic therapy and physiotherapy, the duration of the use of inhaled glucocorticosteroids is reduced. Asthma control at 1 month after initiation of therapy in children under 12 years old was statistically significantly higher in group A than in patients with the same age in group B (p<0.05); after 3 months, a significant increase in the AST test was found in All children who received magnetolaser therapy concomitantly with basic therapy, in comparison with children receiving only basic treatment (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The use of magnetolaser treatment simultaneously with basic therapy makes it possible to reduce the amount of bronchial obstruction in a shorter time, which leads to a decrease in the use of short-acting β2-agonists, as well as to a reduction in the duration of basic therapy with inhaled glucocorticosteroids. Magnitolaserotherapy enhances the control of bronchial asthma in children.

Key words: bronchoobstruction, physiotherapy, allergy, inhaled glucocorticosteroids. 
For citation: Asiryan E.G. Clinical efficacy of magnetic laser therapy in children with atopic asthma // RMJ. 2017. № 12. P. 920–924.