In addition to method of functional potentialities estimation in patients with chronic bronchitis during rehabilitation period

Abstract

Taking into consideration the rehabilitation experience of patients with miocardial infarction (Nikolayeva L. F., et al., 1983) the authors worked out the system, dividing the bronchitic patients into 4 functional classes (FC ). This system is based on registration of pathologic disturbances such as airway conductance and other lung function param eters, tolerance to physical exercise and inflammatory process activity. For more detailed characteristic of FC the regression equation has been elaborated. The identification of the patient’s FC determines the motor-climatic regime of therapeutic physical training . The use of the above mentioned FC system suggests that it may becomes the important way of health resort management optimization in patients withchronic bronchitis.