PREVENTION OF UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS WITH HERBAL DRUGS IN YOUNG ATHLETES

Abstract

The results of observations of 83 young sportsmen at the age of 10–16 years in order to diagnose their health condition are given in the work. Among the clinical diseases entities in children and adolescents engaged in water sports, upper respiratory tract infections are the most common. Oropharyngeal sanation with herbal medicines significantly reduces the opportunistic microflora carriage in young swimmers, thereby reducing the risk of respiratory infections and improving the tolerability of high volume and intensity of stress for young athletes on all stages of athletic perfection.

Keywords

• young athletes
• herbal drugs
• upper respiratory tract infections