Cross-country skiers often experience respiratory symptoms during and after exercise but have a low prevalence of prolonged cough

Rikhard Mäki-Heikkilä, Heikki Koskela, Jussi Karjalainen, Jari Parkkari, Lauri Lehtimäki

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine · 2023

DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001502

Abstract

Post-exercise cough was common in skiers (60.6% vs. 22.8%, p < 0.001), but prolonged cough was rare (2.0% vs. 4.8%). Skiers frequently experienced respiratory symptoms during and after exercise.