If you’ve been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, you probably have shortness of breath during ...

Only a handful of the non-COPD online PR videos reviewed ... including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (10%; n=6) and COVID-19 sequelae (5%; n=3). Of the videos reviewed, 81% emphasized exercise ...

Medically reviewed by Sanja Jelic, MD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an irreversible form of lung disease, is ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR), including breath control exercises, can improve lung function in long COVID patients after only 4 to 8 weeks, according to a study in Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory ...

This health education program aims to help patients living with COPD experience better health outcomes and improved quality ...

You must go to a doctor to know for sure whether you have COPD. That’s because there are things to consider for a diagnosis. Some people have asthma and COPD at the same time. If you have ...

decreased capacity for exercise, and increased mortality due to COPD. A DLCO result that is significantly lower than the predicted value may mean an increased risk of pulmonary hypertension due to ...

Many people with COPD have other conditions like diabetes or high cholesterol, too. Managing several conditions can be ...

More research is necessary on the modifiable predictors of a sedentary lifestyle in COPD patients. Structured exercise programs and pulmonary rehabilitation have shown important results for ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is among the most common breathing conditions. It's the result of damaged lung tissue.