Clinical significance of phrenic nerve damage in the development of respiratory pathology in children who underwent artificial lung ventilation at birth

Abstract

The article summarizes and analyzes publications on the effect of respiratory support experienced by children of the first year of life in the early neonatal period on their respiratory organs and on the effectiveness of rehabilitation using manual therapy and osteopathy. A review of domestic and foreign publications for the period from 1983 to 2022 with the selection of articles on this topic published in peer-reviewed journals was carried out. According to the study results, it is shown that children, who underwent artificial lung ventilation at birth, have a characteristic picture of biomechanical disorders, the key link in the pathogenesis of which is the primary lesion of the phrenic nerve. The correction of somatic dysfunctions (SD) using osteopathic (manual) manipulations significantly increases the effectiveness of rehabilitation measures.