Optimizing pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease–practical issues: a Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline

DD Marciniuk, D Brooks, S Butcher… - Canadian respiratory …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) participation is the standard of care for patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who remain symptomatic despite bronchodilator …

Pulmonary rehabilitation: what we know and what we need to know

L Nici, J Raskin, CL Rochester… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The multidisciplinary treatment of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), which includes exercise
training, self-management education, and psychosocial and nutritional intervention, is now a …

Pulmonary rehabilitation exercise prescription in chronic obstructive lung disease: US survey and review of guidelines and clinical practices

C Garvey, MD Fullwood, J Rigler - Journal of cardiopulmonary …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common, progressive disorder
associated with disabling symptoms, skeletal muscle dysfunction, and substantial morbidity …

A randomised controlled trial of four weeks versus seven weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

RH Green, SJ Singh, J Williams, MDL Morgan - Thorax, 2001 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes have been shown to improve both
exercise tolerance and health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease …

Pulmonary rehabilitation: overwhelming evidence but lost in translation?

K Johnston, K Grimmer-Somers - Physiotherapy Canada, 2010 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: This report highlights the current international gap between the availability of high-
quality evidence for pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and its low level of implementation. Key …

[HTML][HTML] Pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD: are programs with minimal exercise equipment effective?

JA Alison, ZJ McKeough - Journal of thoracic disease, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Pulmonary rehabilitation is an essential component of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) management with strong evidence supporting the efficacy of pulmonary …

Pulmonary rehabilitation exercise prescription in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: review of selected guidelines: an official statement from the American …

C Garvey, MP Bayles, LF Hamm, K Hill… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
METHODS Professional members and expert reviewers were identified from ACSM, ATS,
ERS, AACVPR, and American Association for Respiratory Care. Three pulmonary exercise …

Three years of pulmonary rehabilitation: inhibit the decline in airflow obstruction, improves exercise endurance time, and body-mass index, in chronic obstructive …

D Stav, M Raz, I Shpirer - BMC pulmonary medicine, 2009 - Springer
Background Pulmonary rehabilitation is known to be a beneficial treatment for COPD
patients. To date, however, there is no agreement for how long a rehabilitation program …

New modalities of pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

MA Spruit, EFM Wouters - Sports Medicine, 2007 - Springer
Pulmonary rehabilitation has been shown to be an important part of the management of
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Exercise training is the corner …

Exercise training in COPD patients: the basic questions

R Gosselink, T Troosters… - European Respiratory …, 1997 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Pulmonary rehabilitation programmes aim at improving exercise capacity, activities of daily
living, quality of life and perhaps survival in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …