Rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients exercise training component

Vijayan, V K and Reetha, A M (1995) Rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients exercise training component. Lung India, 13 (2). pp. 71-74. ISSN Print: 0970-2113; Online: 0974-598X

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Abstract

Even though Barach in 1964 advocated physical exercise for patients with chronic lung diseases (1), it was only in early 1970s that a liberal use of exercise training was included in pulmonary rehabilitation programmes (2). The relentless downhill course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) over many years and the concomitant worsening of dyspnoea limit the activity of patients, leading to a vicious cycle of increasing inactivity and dyspnoea. This in turn aggravates the debilitating effects of the disease. Exercise training has been advocated as an important component in pulmonary rehabilitation to improve well-being and to reduce subsequent hospital admissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Tuberculosis > Clinical Research
Divisions:	Clinical Research
Depositing User:	Dr. Rathinasabapati R
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2013 06:20
Last Modified:	14 Mar 2016 05:34
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/408

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