We funded the Action Lab at the Children’s Hospital in Sheffield, the only dedicated laboratory in our region for testing children’s lung functions. The team sees all kinds of respiratory patients, including children with cystic fibrosis.
The lab has exercise testing equipment, including a treadmill with software that makes the lab even more effective in the diagnosis and treatment of cardio-respiratory problems such as exercise-induced asthma. Our team can now offer the most advanced exercise test, allowing them to monitor each breath a patient takes during activity.
We also funded a body plethysmograph, a special cubicle which measures the air a child breathes, airway resistance and changes in air pressure.
