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 ...

In conventional in-person pulmonary rehab, we focus a lot on the ability to overcome social isolation, which is a big component of 1 of the comorbidities of COPD.

All participants underwent a 6-minute walk test and COPD Assessment Test (CAT) at baseline, after rehab and at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. The tele-pulmonary rehab program recruited seven tele-sites.

Pulmonary rehab teaches patients to exercise, eat well and use medications appropriately in order to regain their strength. Rehab clinics can also foster socialization, as COPD patients often feel ...

Pharmacotherapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) focuses on optimal bronchodilation, while pulmonary rehabilitation addresses the systemic consequences of the disease ...

For patients with COPD hospitalized with acute exacerbations, pulmonary rehabilitation yielded better exercise capacity and quality of life vs. usual care, according to study results published in ...

Another question raised by the trial was whether the greater number of deaths in the minimal-equipment group (15 vs 6, P ...

Dr. Make, who is Professor of Medicine, Co-director of the COPD Program, and Director of Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Respiratory Care at National Jewish Health in Denver, has authored more than ...

At an estimated savings of $5,700 per patient per year, “universal utilization of pulmonary rehabilitation could result in savings for Medicare of $1 to $1.25 billion annually,” they reported.

Reference Polkey MI, Qiu ZH, Zhou L, et al. Tai chi and pulmonary rehabilitation compared for treatment-naive patients with COPD [published online April 3, 2018].

Roughly 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only a fraction have access to a lifesaving treatment called pulmonary rehabilitation. COPD is a family of diseases, ...