title: [Physical exposure by travelling].
abstract: Approximately 40 million Germans travel abroad every year. Air travel is the most frequently used mean of transportation followed by the automobile. During airplane flights rheumatic patients are subjected to numerous physical, biological and climatic factors which can cause stress and adverse effects on general health. Therefore, preventive strategies are helpful to protect against health damage, provided that there is general fitness for air travel. The present article focuses on physical and biological stress as well as psychological aspects during air travel and reviews prophylactic measures.
authors.affiliation: Professur für internistische Rheumatologie, Osteologie, physikalische Medizin, Universität Giessen, Benekestr. 2-8, 61231, Bad Nauheim, Deutschland. U.Lange@kerckhoff-klinik.de
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Lange
mesh_terms: D000401:Aircraft; D018501:Antirheumatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D001274:Atmospheric Pressure; D002980:Climate; D004355:Drug Stability; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D015438:Health Behavior; D006294:Health Resorts; D006801:Humans; D020179:Jet Lag Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008019:Life Style; D005082:Physical Exertion; D012216:Rheumatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000502:physiology*; D013696:Temperature; D014195:Travel; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D018501:Antirheumatic Agents