In several news groups related to asthma you can see discussions
of how getting a cold creates a set-back for some popular
(unconventional) asthma treatments, specificaly that by long term
antibiotics like cytromax.
Indeed, if treatment is succsesful by getting rid of chronic
inflamation caused by bacteria, after ending the treatment there
is always a risk of getting a new "pupulation" of the same bacteria.
Also having just a different re-infection (even if it is temporary,
but it is not obvious at the moment!) can have a similar feeling
and effect on asthma attacks as previous chronic infection.

I was afraid to see similar effect on the only Strelnikova-treated
patient I have (my daugher, not almost 5) once she will actualy get a
cold. As I reported earlier, Strelnikova exercise (going almost a year
now) stoped her chronic cough and sinus infections and eliminated
asthma attacks she ocasionaly had (that could be qualified as mild
asthma, but warraned a 6 month steroid treatment in opinion of her
doctor). During the summer and automn she had no colds at all
(compared to almost interminent colds previous year). But I was
well avare that good as exercise is of reducing colds (by increasing
metabolism? by promoting nasal breathing habit?) it is not allmighty
and a virus will eventualy get its way.
Finaly she actualy got a cold, probably viral (going to day care
every day exposes to lots of virus and bacteria samples). She got
a cough and running nose for about 1.5 weeks. However, I was relieved
to see that it did not cause asthma attacks! After the cold, she
continued going to day-care and has doged the bullet during a couple
of more virus outbreakes going on there.
Why no attack despite the cold that was her usual trigger? Well,
regardless of explanations, first of all I am just happy. But to
speculat a bit, it might be that increased lung volume, size of
larger bronchs (that was actualy showed by some other clinical
testing of Strelnikova exercise) and overal health and strenght of
respiratory system could make more air-flow and oxigen intake
capabilities, in in the case where inflamation during cold restricts
the bronchs, there is still enough troughput not to cause discomfort
and so not to trigger a cycle of attack.

Moral of this: in my restricted test case, Strelnikova exercise
not only appear to mimic antibiotics in their ability to get
rid of chronic infection, but also able to sustain its effect
in case of some transient colds. It might be that in more severe
(adult) cases antibiotic treatment is still needed to get rid of
some deep-rooted chronic bacterial infection, but accompaining
antibiotics treatment with Strelnikova exercise can help achieve
_sustained_ recovery.

Regards,
Evgenij