When you’re living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or COPD, everyday activities such as walking or climbing stairs can get harder. That’s where pulmonary rehabilitation comes in.

Pulmonary rehabilitation involves following an individualized treatment plan that may include physical exercise, breathing techniques, nutritional education, and counseling. Chronic obstructive ...

Exercise rehabilitation may confer functional improvements to patients struggling to breathe following a pulmonary embolism (PE), a randomized controlled trial found. Patients with persistent dyspnea ...

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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- For those with breathing problems, exercise may seem out of the question. But they can and should be active, under the guidance of pulmonary rehab, a therapy experts at Temple ...

Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation improves long-term exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with severe asthma. Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation, which includes exercise training, ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an umbrella term for lung conditions that block airflow. For people with COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, physical activity can be ...

Q. My doctor has recommended pulmonary rehabilitation for my COPD. What will this involve? A. COPD stands for "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." This group of disorders damages the lungs and ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation using minimal equipment achieved roughly the same benefits as when done with treadmills and other specialty gym equipment in a randomized trial. Secondary endpoints of dyspnea ...