The Austrian Pneumological Society held its 33th Workshop on "Clinical Respiratory Physiology" at Graz, November 1st - 3rd, 1990. Sleep related breathing disorders have been known for many years to be an important cause of daytime disability I a huge amount of literature about this topic has been written in the last ten or fifteen years. Because of the practical relevance owing to the high competence of the authors we hope that the lectures and discussions we had at Graz will enjoy and inform the interested reader. I want to express my deep gratitude to all the authors for providing us with the manuscripts and graphs. I am especially grateful to Mrs. H. Weber for her secreterial work and to Mrs. Mag. A. Lahrmann-Ramharter for correcting the written version of the speeches and preparing a manuscript that was ready for the press. Prim. Dr. Hartmut Zwick Contents Douglas J. N.: Breathing During Sleep................... 1 Krieger J.: Pulmonary Hemodynamics in Sleep Apnea .................................16 Peter J. H.: Epidemiology of Sleep Related Breathing Disorders with Obstruction of the Upper Airways.....................

The Austrian Pneumological Society held its 33th Workshop on "Clinical Respiratory Physiology" at Graz, November 1 st -3rd, 1990. Bronchial hyperresponsiveness has been known nearly as long as asthma bronchia Ie itself. During the last two decades while exploring the inflammatory nature of asthma bronchiale we have learned a lot about measuring and modifying this phenomenon. Because of the practical relevance and owing to the high competence of the authors we hope that the lectures and discussions we had at Graz will inform and enjoy the interested reader. I want to express my deep gratitude to all the authors for providing us with the manuscripts and graphs. Finally I am especially grateful to Mrs. H. Weber for her secreterial work and to Mrs. Mag. A. Lahrmann-Ramharter for correcting the written version of the speeches and preparing a manuscript that was ready for the press. Prim. Dr. Hartmut Zwick Contents Barnes P. : Cellular and Biochemical Aspects of Airway Hyperresponsiveness. . . . . . . . . . 1 Hargreave F. E. : Airway Hyperresponsiveness and Asthma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Ingram R. H. : Physiologic Correlates of Increased Airway Responsiveness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 K errebijn K F. : Bronchial Provocation Testing in Children -Methods and Clinical Relevance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Tattersfield A. E. : Bronchial Provocation Testing in Adults -Is There Clinical Relevance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Kummer F. : Principles and Approaches in Asthma Therapy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Die dosierte korperliche Belastung ist mittlerweile zum festen therapeutischen Bestandteil bei zahlreichen Erkrankungen geworden, da es nur wenige medizinische Grunde fur absolute Schonung und Ruhe gibt. In diesem pragnanten Handbuch wird die Bewegungstherapie als zusatzlicher therapeutischer Grundpfeiler praxisrelevant von im Sportbereich erfahrenen und tatigen Medizinern dargestellt. Die zweite Auflage wurde um ein Kapitel zu psychiatrischen Erkrankungen, wie Depression, Schizophrenie, u. a. erweitert. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt liegt auf der Pravention von haufigen Zivilisationskrankheiten. Nach einer kurzen Beschreibung der jeweiligen Krankheit werden haufig auftretende Fragen aus der Praxis beantwortet, wie etwa Nutzen, Dauer, Intensitat oder Risiko der Bewegung. Falldiskussionen und Beispiele aus der Praxis runden die einzelnen Beitrage ab. Das leicht verstandliche Buch richtet sich an interessierte Laien, die an Zivilisationskrankheiten leiden sowie an Physiotherapeuten, Trainer und Sportmediziner."