Pulmonary rehabilitation is an evidence-based therapy that improves the pulmonary and extra pulmonary consequences of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with all levels of disease ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is a comprehensive outpatient program of exercise and education for people with COPD. It involves training people on the following aspects: exercise, breathing techniques, ...

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

—Barry J. Make, MD, joined MedPage Today to discuss pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD, its barriers to use, and the applications of tele-pulmonary rehab. Why is something so good, with so much proven ...

Neil Minkoff, MD: One of the other things that we touched on quite a few times was the role of pulmonary rehab—a nonpharmacological therapy to try to improve everything. There’s always been some ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rehabilitation during hospitalization vs. usual care resulted in better exercise capacity, quality of life and ...

(StatePoint) If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) you know that it can impact many different areas of your life. What you may not know is that early and ...

“As easy as breathing...” is a phrase we frequently hear, but for many of my patients, breathing does not come easy. As a pulmonologist, I have spent the better part of my career working to find ...

Use of a COPD care pathway heightened the odds for a pulmonary rehabilitation referral and home discharge in hospitalized ...

Can tai chi act as a substitute for pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? A study of 120 patients in the journal Chest suggests that it is a ...

COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is progressive, meaning it gets worse over time without treatment.