An Algorithm for Strategic Continuation or Restriction of Asthma Medication Prior to Exercise Challenge Testing in Childhood Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction.

Exercise induced bronchial (EIB) constriction is a common and highly specific feature of pediatric asthma and should be diagnosed with an exercise challenge test (ECT). The impact of EIB in asthmatic children's daily lives is immense, considering the effects on both physical and psychosocial development. Monitoring childhood asthma by ECT's can provide insight into daily life disease burden and the control of asthma.

Assessing paediatric exercise-induced bronchoconstriction using electromyography.

Background: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood, occurring in up to 10% of all children. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is indicative of uncontrolled asthma and can be assessed using an exercise challenge test (ECT). However, this test requires children to undergo demanding repetitive forced breathing manoeuvres.