Over the years, the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has evolved, but given the high mortality and morbidity of COPD, much work still needs to be done. To date, none of the existing pharmacological therapies for COPD has been shown conclusively to modify the long-term decline in lung function. Several trials have been completed to evaluate options that can improve patient sym...

INTRODUCTION Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a comprehensive treatment modality that includes approaches to improve the physical and emotional states of chronic respiratory patients and provide sustaining health-promoting behaviors. It includes individualized exercise training after assessing patients and approaches, such as the training of patients and their families, for the development of b...

Introduction. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is recognized as one of the most frequent causes for hospitalization and disability, and one of the most prevalent diseases with a morbidity rate increasing worldwide. It is characterized by a not entirely reversible, usually progressive limitation of the air flow through the respiratory tract. It is associated with an abnormal inflamma...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a debilitating disease affecting patients in daily life, both physically and emotionally. Symptoms such as dyspnea and muscle fatigue, lead to exercise intolerance, which, together with behavioral issues, trigger physical inactivity, a key feature of COPD. Physical inactivity is associated with adverse clinical outcomes, including hospitalization ...

I congratulate the authors for providing the “Clinical Practice Guidelines: physical therapy practice among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)”1. These guidelines, together with other national and international studies, have successfully shown, with strong evidence, the role of physical therapists in this growing public health problem. However, routine access to such pro...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in effects caused by variation in the intervention frequency of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation, in terms of the pulmonary function, lower-limb muscle strength, exercise tolerance, and quality of life (QOL). [Subjects and Methods] A total of 36 patients with mild to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were st...

background: cardiac rehabilitation is known as a powerful non-pharmacological approach for improving functional capacity, and left ventricular systolic function; however, some limited data have suggested an attenuation of the decline in diastolic function with this program. this study investigated the effect of high intensity aerobic exercise following coronary artery bypass surgery (cabg) on d...

BACKGROUND Despite documented benefits of cardiac rehabilitation, adherence to programs is suboptimal with an average dropout rate of between 24% and 50%. The goal of this study was to identify organizational and patient factors associated with cardiac rehabilitation adherence. METHODS AND RESULTS Facilities of the Wisconsin Cardiac Rehabilitation Outcomes Registry Project (N = 38) were surve...

Introduction: Corona Virus Infection Disease (COVID-19) refers to the infectious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Most of COVID-19 survivors have residual symptoms after being discharged from hospital, it then leads decreased lung function and quality life (QoL). Pulmonary rehabilitation is essential because can reduce impact these sequelae. This s...