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

Sarcopenia and frailty are geriatric syndromes characterized by multisystem decline, which
are related to and reflected by markers of skeletal muscle dysfunction. In older people …

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

Importance Survivors of critical illness demonstrate skeletal muscle wasting with associated
functional impairment. Objective To perform a comprehensive prospective characterization …

Rationale: Diaphragm atrophy and dysfunction have been reported in humans during
mechanical ventilation, but the prevalence, causes, and functional impact of changes in …

Background Age-related loss of muscle, sarcopenia, is recognised as a clinical syndrome
with multiple contributing factors. International European Working Group on Sarcopenia in …

Background Frailty is an important clinical syndrome that is consistently associated with
adverse outcomes in older people. The relevance of frailty to chronic respiratory disease …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Age and smoking are common risk factors for COPD and other illnesses, often …

People with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have distressing
physical and psychological symptoms, often have limited understanding of their disease …

METHODS Professional members and expert reviewers were identified from ACSM, ATS,
ERS, AACVPR, and American Association for Respiratory Care. Three pulmonary exercise …