Patients whose endurance increases will likely have a higher quality of life and ability to carry out daily functions, the authors said. Improved exercise endurance can be a meaningful way to measure ...

Gordon Stewart-Harrison recalls his first experience with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) when he was shoveling snow on his driveway. After just a few moments, he was completely out of ...

For those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), regular physical activity can bring a host of benefits. Research links exercise to lower risk of COPD-related hospital admission as well as ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Compared with a dual therapy inhaler, a triple therapy inhaler improved inspiratory capacity in those with COPD.

Pulmonary rehabilitation led to significant benefits among individuals with COPD regardless of inhaled triple therapy treatment, researchers reported in Respiratory Medicine. However, the benefits of ...

If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), your symptoms may worsen over time. Your treatments may change along with them. Doctors divide COPD into four stages, depending on how severe ...