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

The battle against COVID-19 has entered a new phase with Rehabilitation Centres being
among the major players, because the medical outcome of COVID-19 patients does not end …

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 …

Objectives Physical activity has been infrequently measured objectively in non-small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC). We aimed to investigate levels of physical activity, functional and …

Background Individuals with COPD may present reduced peripheral muscle strength,
leading to impaired mobility. Comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) should include …

Skeletal muscle dysfunction is an important systemic consequence of chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD) that worsens the natural cause of the disease. Up to a third of all …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often experience lower limb muscle
dysfunction and wasting. Exercise-based training has potential to improve muscle function …

Impaired limb muscle function is a common occurrence in patients with chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), and it negatively influences exercise tolerance, quality of life …

Objects The purpose of this study was to quantitatively assess the effects of water-based
Liuzijue exercise on patients with COPD and compare it with land-based Liuzijue exercise …

Lung transplant candidates and recipients have significant impairments in skeletal muscle
mass, strength and function—individual measures of sarcopenia. Skeletal muscle …