Pulmonary rehabilitation ameliorates regional lung function in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prospective single-arm clinical trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is a widely recognized nonpharmacologic therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but most of the current studies on whether PR can benefit COPD patients are based on the evaluation of symptoms and pulmonary function, which is limited to a certain extent. Because COPD is characterized by potential regional lung changes in morphology and pathophysiology, this study was designed to evaluate the effects of individualized PR on regional lung function in patients with stable COPD.

Methods

In this study, patients with stable COPD who met the criteria were included, and they were treated with PR for 2 weeks using the respiratory rehabilitation training instrument. The symptoms, and global and regional lung function before and

SUBMITTER: Ma H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9469120 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature