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 …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the
management of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American …

Aim Pulmonary rehabilitation has established itself as a key management strategy in people
with chronic respiratory disease. The role of pulmonary rehabilitation has recently been …

Background Widespread application of pulmonary rehabilitation (also known as respiratory
rehabilitation) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should be preceded by …

Since the last statements on pulmonary rehabilitation by the American Thoracic Society
(ATS; 1999) and the European Respiratory Society (ERS; 1997), there have been numerous …

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 …

Bed rest is frequently prescribed for critically ill patients because it is assumed to be
beneficial for preventing complications, for conserving scarce metabolic resources, and for …

Background: Acute exacerbations (AEs) have a negative impact on various aspects of the
progression of COPD, but objective and detailed data on the impact of hospitalizations for an …

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for muscle weakness in adults with advanced disease -
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