A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest. “Home-based ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s actually ...

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), exercise helps your lungs get stronger and work better, according to the American Lung Association (ALA). But can it reverse the effects of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A home-based exercise training program for patients with COPD after pulmonary rehabilitation was associated with ...

COPD – Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – refers to a group of lung diseases that cause damage to the airways and air sacs in the lungs. The damage can’t be reversed, so treatment includes ...

Patients whose endurance increases will likely have a higher quality of life and ability to carry out daily functions, the authors said. Improved exercise endurance can be a meaningful way to measure ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercising one leg at a time can improve aerobic capacity more than two-legged exercise in patients who have stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according ...

Inclusion required a diagnosis of COPD [10] based on standardized spirometry, [11] clinical stability, smoking abstinence, and willingness to enroll in an inpatient or outpatient pulmonary ...

A recent study concluded that designers of pulmonary rehabilitation programs should consider patients’ preferences on what components they feel are the most important to ensure that the programs are ...