Open Access<p>Clinical Effects Of Acupuncture On The Pathophysiological Mechanism Of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease During Exercise</p>
Author(s) -
Tomonori Maekura,
Keisuke Miki,
Mari Miki,
Shuichi Kitada,
Ryoji Maekura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s225694
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , work rate , pathophysiology , exercise intolerance , acupuncture , ventilation (architecture) , vo2 max , pulmonary disease , cardiology , physical therapy , heart rate , anesthesia , blood pressure , heart failure , pathology , alternative medicine , mechanical engineering , engineering
Pharmacological therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation are useful for exertional dyspnoea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); however, several patients have no meaningful improvements. Although acupuncture significantly improves exercise intolerance and dyspnoea, the pathophysiological mechanism of these effects is unknown; therefore, we evaluated this mechanism using cardiopulmonary exercise testing in a single-arm, open experimental study.