Exercises using the upper limbs hyperinflate COPD patients more than exercises using the lower limbs at the same metabolic demand | Zendy

Elias Ferreira Pôrto | Zendy; Antônio Adolfo Mattos de Castro | Zendy; Marcelo Velloso | Zendy; Oliver A. Nascimento | Zendy; Fabien Dal Maso | Zendy; José Roberto Jardim | Zendy

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Exercises using the upper limbs hyperinflate COPD patients more than exercises using the lower limbs at the same metabolic demand

Author(s) -

Elias Ferreira Pôrto,

Antônio Adolfo Mattos de Castro,

Marcelo Velloso,

Oliver A. Nascimento,

Fabien Dal Maso,

José Roberto Jardim

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

monaldi archives for chest disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196

H-Index - 46

eISSN - 2465-101X

pISSN - 1122-0643

DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2009.372

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , ventilation (architecture) , dynamic hyperinflation , upper body , treadmill , lower body , cardiology , physical therapy , respiratory minute volume , pulmonary rehabilitation , respiratory system , anesthesia , lung volumes , lung , physical fitness , mechanical engineering , engineering

Lower and upper body exercise are mandatory constituents of a rehabilitation programme for patients with COPD. However, it is not known how much these exercises may induce pulmonary dynamic hyperinflation (DH).

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