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 ...

—A retrospective analysis of Medicare beneficiaries found that the risk of death from COPD is substantially reduced if patients are started on pulmonary rehabilitation within 3 months of an index ...

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, ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation within 3 weeks of hospital discharge for COPD exacerbations improved exercise capacity and health-related QOL as well as hospital readmissions. Initiating outpatient pulmonary ...

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 ...

(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 ...

The procedure is called bronchoscopic lung volume reduction. It involves inserting small valves into the air tubes of the ...

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 ...

RIPLEY, W.Va. — A national health advocate and her journalist husband helped open two pulmonary rehabilitation centers in West Virginia Thursday. Grace Anne Dorney Koppel of the Dorney-Koppel Family ...

Most chronic lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) develop slowly and it may be decades before damage results in noticeable symptoms. This contrasts with other conditions ...

Selection Criteria--Who is Likely to Benefit? The appropriate selection of patients plays a key role in the success of pulmonary rehabilitation (Table II). [5] Appropriate patients for pulmonary ...