Rehabilitation in COPD patients: evergreen in pneumology and beyond.

Nowadays, major effort needs to be addressed to the implementation of optimal rehabilitation regimens focused on individual needs, clarifying the effects of different PR components, exercise modalities and feasible settings. Although further research is needed to better understand the ideal components, modalities and settings that enable an optimal individualised rehabilitation process, recent scientific exploration has shown that PR of COPD patients allows for strong arguments in favour of its widespread dissemination. Notwithstanding, the clinical scenario in the COPD population has dramatically changed over recent decades, thus suggesting new approaches and different timing to expand PR intervention.