Rehabilitation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients exercise training component

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Even though Barach in 1964 advocated physical
\nexercise for patients with chronic lung diseases
\n(1), it was only in early 1970s that a liberal use of
\nexercise training was included in pulmonary rehabilitation
\nprogrammes (2). The relentless downhill course
\nof chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
\nover many years and the concomitant worsening of
\ndyspnoea limit the activity of patients, leading to a
\nvicious cycle of increasing inactivity and dyspnoea.
\nThis in turn aggravates the debilitating effects of the
\ndisease. Exercise training has been advocated as an
\nimportant component in pulmonary rehabilitation to
\nimprove well-being and to reduce subsequent hospital
\nadmissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
\ndisease.

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