Practical recommendations for exercise training in patients with COPD

R Gloeckl, B Marinov, F Pitta - European Respiratory Review, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
The aim of this article was to provide practical recommendations to healthcare professionals
interested in offering a pulmonary rehabilitation programme for patients with chronic …

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 …

Exercise assessments and trainings of pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD: a literature review

Y Zeng, F Jiang, Y Chen, P Chen… - International journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Skeletal muscle dysfunction leads to reduction in activity in patients with COPD. As an
essential part of the management of COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) alleviates …

COPD and exercise: does it make a difference?

MA Spruit, C Burtin, P De Boever, D Langer… - Breathe, 2016 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Key points Physiological changes are observed following a structured exercise training
programme in patients with COPD, without changes in resting lung function. Exercise …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Short term and long term effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on physical activity in COPD

C Egan, BM Deering, C Blake, BM Fullen… - Respiratory …, 2012 - Elsevier
The central purpose of pulmonary rehabilitation is to reduce morbidity by improving
functional capacity through exercise. It is still unknown if improvements in functional capacity …

The importance of components of pulmonary rehabilitation, other than exercise training, in COPD

K Hill, I Vogiatzis, C Burtin - European Respiratory Review, 2013 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation is an important component in the clinical
management of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although …

Exercise training during rehabilitation of patients with COPD: a current perspective

MA Spruit, T Troosters, JCA Trappenburg… - Patient education and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) suffer frequently from
physiologic and psychological impairments, such as dyspnea, peripheral muscle weakness …

An official European Respiratory Society statement on physical activity in COPD

H Watz, F Pitta, CL Rochester, J Garcia-Aymerich… - 2014 - Eur Respiratory Soc
This European Respiratory Society (ERS) statement provides a comprehensive overview on
physical activity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A …

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 …