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1School of Rehabilitation Science,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine,Shanghai Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 3Department of Sports Medicine,Shanghai University of Sport, 4Department of Respiratory Medicine,Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Chapters
- 00:05Title
- 01:14Training
- 02:56Outcome Assessment: Six-Minutes Walking Test (6MWT)
- 03:47Outcome Assessment: 30-Seconds Arm Curl Test
- 04:37Outcome Assessment: 30-Seconds Stand-to-Sit Test (SST)
- 05:24Results: Representative Exercise Capacity and Quality of Life Before and After 3 Months of Intervention
- 06:10Conclusion
Presented here is a protocol to investigate the effects of home-based prescribed pulmonary exercise in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, which is modified based on traditional Chinese exercises according to dyspnea and limited exercise capacity observed in COPD patients.
