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 ...

Patients with COPD who did a post-PR exercise program performed better in sit-to-stand and physical activity tests, but no effect was seen in HRQoL or COPD symptoms. Doing a community-based physical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rehabilitation during hospitalization vs. usual care resulted in better exercise capacity, quality of life and ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation involves following an individualized treatment plan that may include physical exercise, breathing techniques, nutritional education, and counseling. Chronic obstructive ...

Researchers discovered that exercise helps to alleviate various symptoms for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis, interstitial lung disease, and lung ...

Making some simple tweaks to exercises like walking and cycling can help you do them more easily if you have COPD. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a group of lung diseases that can ...

A program at Allegheny Health Network is working to help patients breathe easier through music: patients spend 10-12 weeks learning to play the harmonica because playing it can help increase lung ...

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) delivered using a ventilator and a full-face mask during exercise reduced dynamic hyperinflation (DH) and improved exercise duration compared with no NIV in patients with ...

April 19 -- FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- A computer program may help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) gain better control over their breathing and breathe more ...