The consequences of asthma in terms of the ICIDH and the role of physical activities.

The consequences of asthma are described in accordance with the definitions of the three levels of the International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities and Handicaps (ICIDH). Because asthma is a chronic disease, health care should emphasize how to cope with it. The goal of physical activities for persons with asthma is the learning of skills which can be used to control the physical situation. Breathing therapy and therapeutic drugs make it possible for the person to control the physical condition. In physical education and sport training, patients are taught to use these means in physically strenuous situations.