Background Despite a variety of benefits brought by pulmonary rehabilitation to patients with
COPD, it is unclear whether these patients are more active during daily life after the …

Introduction Pulmonary rehabilitation has been demonstrated to improve exercise capacity,
dyspnoea, quality of life and to reduce the adverse effects of acute exacerbations. Current …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation has become a standard of care for patients with
chronic lung diseases. This document provides a systematic, evidence-based review of the …

PURPOSE: While the short-term efficacy of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) is well documented, less is known about its sustainability and …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a set of tools and disciplines that attends to the multiple needs of
the COPD patient. It extends beyond standard care by addressing the disabling features of …

Background: Physical exercise is an important component of respiratory rehabilitation
because it reverses skeletal muscle dysfunction, a clinically important manifestation of …

Pulmonary rehabilitation has emerged as a standard of care for patients with chronic lung
disease, based on a growing body of scientific evidence. Over recent decades, several …

Increasing implementation and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation: key messages from the
new ATS/ERS policy statement | European Respiratory Society Skip to main content Main …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is widely accepted as effective therapy for patients with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This paper presents a brief (and somewhat …

Pulmonary rehabilitation, a multidisciplinary and structured intervention for patients with
chronic pulmonary diseases, has been shown to improve exercise tolerance, reduce …