Exercise training is the most common form of non-pharmacologic therapy prescribed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. In the pathogenesis of COPD, only ventilation limitation is not a problem, and many patients have also caused muscle dysfunction. Therefore, the treatment for ...
Mador MJ. Exercise training in patients with COPD: one leg is better than two? Chest. 2008 Feb;133(2):337-9.Mador MJ. Exercise training in patients with COPD: one leg is better than two? Chest. 2008;133(2):337-339.Exercise training in patients with COPD: one leg is better than ...
Numerous studies demonstrate the importance of exercise training to improve endurance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and its positive effect on activities of daily living and quality of life. However, successful care of the individual with COPD also relies on recognizing ...
Dyspnea, a symptom limiting exercise capacity in patients with COPD, is associated with central perception of an overall increase in central respiratory motor output directed preferentially to the rib cage muscles. On the other hand, disparity between respiratory motor output, mechanical and ventilatory...
The Primary Aims are to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of a 12-week tai chi program for patients with COPD. We utilize a randomized controlled trial design, with participants assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either a group tai chi program (N = 63) or a time/attention-matched...
Exercise training improves recovery in patients with COPD after an acute exacerbationdoi:10.1016/S0954-6111(98)90420-6Clinical experience suggests that exercise is beneficial for recovery after an acute exacerbation in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic, progressively debilitating condition that is prevalent in the US and worldwide. Patients suffer from progressive dyspnea and exercise intolerance. Physical exercise is beneficial, but conventiona
Exercise performance tests in patients with COPDdoi:10.1016/S2213-2600(13)70169-3Farhat YaqubThe Lancet Respiratory Medicine
The Primary Aims are to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and feasibility of a 12-week tai chi program for patients with COPD. We utilize a randomized controlled trial design, with participants assigned in a 2:1 ratio to either a group tai chi program (N = 63) or a time/attention-matched...
Pulmonary hypertension is a common occurrence in advanced COPD, but its effects on exercise capacity remain undetermined. Exercise testing and an echocardiographic examination were performed in 29 patients with advanced stable COPD. Mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) was calculated from the acceleration...