Airways Disorders and the Swimming Pool
- Creators
- Bougault, Valérie
- Boulet, Louis-Philippe
- Others:
- Laboratoire Motricité Humaine Expertise Sport Santé (LAMHESS) ; Université Nice Sophia Antipolis (1965 - 2019) (UNS) ; COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-COMUE Université Côte d'Azur (2015-2019) (COMUE UCA)-Université de Toulon (UTLN)-Université Côte d'Azur (UCA)
- Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Québec (IUCPQ) ; Université Laval [Québec] (ULaval)
Description
Concerns have been expressed about the possible detrimental effects of chlorine derivatives in indoor swimming pool environments. Indeed, a controversy has arisen regarding the possibility that chlorine commonly used worldwide as a disinfectant favors the development of asthma and allergic diseases. The effects of swimming in indoor chlorinated pools on the airways in recreational and elite swimmers are presented. Recent studies on the influence of swimming on airway inflammation and remodeling in competitive swimmers, and the phenotypic characteristics of asthma in this population are reviewed. Preventative measures that could potentially reduce the untoward effects of pool environment on airways of swimmers are discussed.
Abstract
International audience
Additional details
- URL
- https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-03028563
- URN
- urn:oai:HAL:hal-03028563v1
- Origin repository
- UNICA