Endurance and strength training in pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate whether strength training is a useful addition to aerobic training in an early pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) program implemented for patients with COPD. Also to assess the outcomes of this program on the patients’ symptoms, spirometry, peripheral muscle stren...

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Main Authors: Rasha Daabis, Marwa Hassan, Mohamed Zidan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763816300851