Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurs in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and affects both ventilatory and nonventilatory muscle groups. It represents a very …

Objective: The purpose of this systematic review was to review the evidence base for
exercise in critically ill patients. Data Sources and Study Selection: Using keywords critical …

Key points A classic unresolved issue in human integrative physiology involves the role of
exercise intensity, duration and volume in regulating skeletal muscle adaptations to training …

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 …

Chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) are characterized by exertional dyspnoea, exercise
limitation and reduced health‐related quality of life (QoL). Exercise training is essential for …

Pulmonary rehabilitation is now regarded as an evidence-based treatment for symptomatic
patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It has been shown to enhance exercise …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction (SMD) is a prevalent extrapulmonary complication and a
significant independent prognostic factor in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Introduction: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is one of the core components in the
management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In order to …

Abundant evidence supports the use of pulmonary rehabilitation as a treatment for stable
and exacerbated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Several questions around the …