A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest. “Home-based ...

UK King’s Daughters has announced that its pulmonary rehabilitation program has been certified by the American Association of ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during physical exertion. Regular exercise may seem intimidating, but it’s actually ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Fewer than half of patients with COPD deemed suitable for pulmonary rehabilitation received a referral to a ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation, a new program offered at New York Methodist Hospital (NYM), is a specific treatment for COPD, which addresses exercise intolerance by improving muscle strength and stamina.

The physical deconditioning brought on by disabling dyspnea can lead to a marked reduction in the ability of a patient with COPD to cope with the activities of daily living, with a resultant reduction ...

Capital Health has launched a new pulmonary rehabilitation program designed to serve patients with chronic lung disease who live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Mercer County, New Jersey. The ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – which includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma – has become the fourth-leading cause of death and is one of the only major chronic diseases that has ...

If youre living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), one of the best ways to help manage shortness of breath and improve your quality of life is to do breathing exercises. People with ...