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This bachelor’s thesis, which is a bibliographic work, deals with the role of respiratory physical therapy and the various modern devices for respiratory physical therapy in children with bronchial asthma. The aim of this work, therefore, is to investigate whether respiratory physiotherapy is able to help and improve the daily life of children with bronchial asthma. The scientific sources and information that make up the work were searched in various scientific databases and books, or they are a combined result of what I have been taught and obtained during these years of my academic experience. This work is divided into two parts. In the first and general part, reference is made to the anatomical elements that make up the respiratory system, the breathing mechanism, as well as the muscles that play an active role in breathing process, the inspiratory and expiratory muscles. The second part, which is also the main part of this work, includes more specific things. Specifically, reference is made to the definition of bronchial asthma, its historical background, its heterogeneity in children, the signs and symptoms of the condition, aetiology and risk factors. Furthermore, the pathophysiology of the disease, its prevention and, finally, its treatment are mentioned. The conclusion drawn from the data collected and compared is the fact that respiratory physiotherapy is a treatment capable of improving the condition and daily life of children with bronchial asthma.