Effects of pulmonary rehabilitation on exercise capacity and disease impact in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obesity

To explore the influence of obesity on outcomes of exercise capacity and disease impact in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in response to pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and to compare outcomes to those of normal weight and overweight counterparts.

Source: Physiotherapy - August 10, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: J. Broderick, C. Mc Grath, K. Cullen, D. Talbot, J. Gilmor, T. O ’Dwyer, M. Baily-Scanlan, T. O’Dwyer Tags: Short communication Source Type: research