Efficacy of a Structured Exercise Program for Improving Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Patients With Stage 3 and 4 Sarcoidosis: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL.

CONCLUSIONS: Exercise training improves functional capacity, muscle strength, dyspnea, quality of life, anxiety, fatigue, and oxygenation in patients with stage 3 and stage 4 sarcoidosis. Standard treatment of patients with late-stage sarcoidosis should integrate exercise training and pulmonary rehabilitation. PMID: 29401114 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29401114?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention - February 2, 2018 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Naz I, Ozalevli S, Ozkan S, Sahin H Tags: J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev Source Type: research