Dear Mayo Clinic: My father has had COPD for years, but he was hospitalized for worsening symptoms related to his condition. His health care provider advised that he should begin a pulmonary ...

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 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 ...

Protein-calorie malnutrition in patients with COPD exacerbation is linked to higher risk for mortality, AKI, respiratory ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Video telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation conferred similar benefits to center-based pulmonary rehabilitation in ...

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 . A community-based telehealth pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with COPD was accessible, feasible ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation is an 8-12 week program encompassing several aspects of pulmonary care for the improvement of lung function in patients with respiratory disorders such as Chronic Obstructive ...