by Joi | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Asthma is the most common childhood respiratory disease, accounting for about 10 million lost school days annually. It’s cold outside and we’re all spending more time inside. If your child has environmental allergies, indoor triggers may worsen their asthma this...
by Joi | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
An asthma attack is usually regarded as a physical experience. Asthmatics often experience chest tightness, coughing, and increased breathing effort. Yet, asthma also has an emotional component. There is the frustration of experiencing an attack and the fear of what...
by Joi | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
There is a childhood obesity epidemic in the US with roughly 1 in 5 children considered obese. Kids are more sedentary, playing video games, and not going outside to play. COVID-19 restrictions and fears have magnified many of the risk factors for obesity in children....
by Joi | Jun 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
Exercise is one of the most common triggers of asthma symptoms in children, and exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) is narrowing of the airway that occurs with exercise. Children typically experience chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, or...
by Joi | Feb 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Asthma is the seventh-ranked chronic health condition in the United States and the leading chronic illness of children. It is a chronic inflammatory disease that makes airways (bronchial tubes) particularly sensitive to irritants. During an asthma attack, tightening...
by Joi | Jan 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Managing asthma is not something your doctor can do for you all by herself. Asthma self-help is an important part of treating and managing your child’s condition so that it doesn’t take over your entire life. Your doctor may prescribe both daily...
by Joi | Dec 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
When kids are diagnosed with asthma, sometimes parents think they can’t exercise safely. There’s good news, kids with asthma can be active, play, and excel at team sports. Asthma is a chronic lung disease causing symptoms of coughing, wheezing,...
by Joi | Nov 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Childhood breathing problems can be stressful and frightening for parents. After all, you want your child to be able to play just like every other child. You don’t want him or her to have to live in a bubble or struggle to breathe. Unfortunately, breathing...
by Joi | Dec 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Influenza “the flu” is a contagious respiratory virus that attacks the upper and lower respiratory tract. Influenza can cause mild to severe symptoms including fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, body aches, and fatigue. Asthma is a risk factor for developing...
