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

A 12-month, home-based exercise program improved exercise capacity and patient-perceived fitness in adults with COPD but did not affect dyspnea, according to new data published in Chest. “Home-based ...

People with COPD struggle with breathing because the condition causes air to get trapped in the lungs and interferes with the exchange of gas, says Osita Onugha, MD, thoracic surgeon and assistant ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rehabilitation during hospitalization vs. usual care resulted in better exercise capacity, quality of life and ...

A program at Allegheny Health Network is working to help patients breathe easier through music: patients spend 10-12 weeks learning to play the harmonica because playing it can help increase lung ...

A new study offers encouraging news for older adults with chronic respiratory conditions who may struggle to access traditional gym-based rehabilitation programs. Researchers found that pulmonary ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Exercising one leg at a time can improve aerobic capacity more than two-legged exercise in patients who have stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according ...

April 19 -- FRIDAY, April 18 (HealthDay News) -- A computer program may help people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) gain better control over their breathing and breathe more ...

Cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs combine education and exercise to help individuals with heart or lung disease. The goal is to help patients understand their diagnoses, learn how to ...