title: The incidence of exercise-induced bronchospasm in competitive figure skaters.
abstract: Pediatric commitment to competitive sports is on the rise. Previous reports of the incidence of exercise-induced bronchospasm (EIB) have investigated high school, college, and Olympic athletes in traditional sports. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of EIB in competitive figure skating, a high-intensity, cold-weather sport performed by young athletes. To investigate the incidence of EIB in skaters, 100 competitive skaters from five Mid-Atlantic rinks completed rinkside pulmonary function tests. Results showed an overall incidence of 30%, signaling the need for education and screening for EIB in youth participating in physically demanding, cold-weather sports.
authors.affiliation: Sport Science Center, University of Delaware, Newark 19716, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Provost-Craig
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Arbour
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Sestili
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chabalko
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ekinci
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001250:Asthma, Exercise-Induced / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012861:Skating; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology