Journal of Respiratory Medicine and Lung Disease
Speleotherapy as an Effective Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Alireza Eslaminejad1, Kimia Taghavi1*, Mohammadali Zohal3, Mehrnoosh Kialashaki3, Atefeh Fakharian1 1- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2- Tobacco Prevention and Control Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3- Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran
Chronicobstructivepulmonarydisease(COPD)isachronicworldwidedisease[1-4].COPDwassupposedasthetenthmostwide-spreadtemperateagenttouncompromisingrestriction[5].Itwasgenerallythefourthsuperiorcauseofmortality[6].About210millionpeoplearesupposedtosufferfromCOPD,worldwide[7].Chronicairflowrestriction,oftenbelongingtopantingandreducedwalkingdistancedistinguishCOPD[5,6].