Pulmonary rehabilitation is a supervised program of education and training for people with lung conditions. It can benefit people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

For patients with COPD hospitalized with acute exacerbations, pulmonary rehabilitation yielded better exercise capacity and quality of life vs. usual care, according to study results published in ...

The majority of patients who participate in pulmonary rehabilitation report positive outcomes, including reduced COPD symptoms, increased physical activity and an improved quality of life.

Pulmonary rehabilitation yields comparable benefits with minimal vs specialist gym exercise equipment in patients with ...

Universal use of pulmonary rehab would improve COPD patients' health outlook and save Medicare at least $1 billion yearly, researchers say.

A meta-analysis evaluated the efficacy of outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation programs for exacerbation of COPD started within 3 weeks of hospital discharge.

For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, healing from home may be as good as receiving treatment in hospital, according to new research.

A small proportion of adults with COPD used pulmonary rehabilitation in 2013, and this did not change much in 2019, according to results published in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.&ldquo ...

Pulmonary rehab patients get carefully supervised, tailored 1-hour sessions 2 or 3 times a week, and can help them develop the strength to tolerate medical procedures which could save their lives.

Any patient presenting with symptomatic COPD or another pulmonary disease as listed in Table III, should be considered for pulmonary rehabilitation according to the criteria previously discussed ...

Pulmonary rehab can help break that cycle by building muscle, improving cardiovascular endurance, and educating the patient on dietary choices that support muscle growth, he adds.