If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you probably know that exercise is a key component of managing this progressive, incurable lung disease that makes it difficult to ...

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 ...

A multipronged exercise rehabilitation approach can improve function and quality of life in patients with severe respiratory impairment.

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 ...

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 ...

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) delivered using a ventilator and a full-face mask during exercise reduced dynamic hyperinflation (DH) and improved exercise duration compared with no NIV in patients with ...

COPD is not reversible; however, it can be controlled. Increased awareness, spirometry testing, and encouraging healthier ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (UPI) --Recent advances in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease offer patients more hope in easing discomfort from a condition that can cause severe airflow blockage and ...

Singing can improve the quality of life of people with lung disease and help reduce their symptoms, according to a gold-standard randomzed-controlled trial presented at the Congress in Amsterdam, the ...

Some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are breathing easier thanks to new technology in the form of a small valve inserted in the lung. Paula Dote had the Zephyr valves ...