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COPD, a chronic and progressive disease that affects respiratory function in patients, is a complex health issue to handle. In particular, even the prognosis of COPD is difficult due to multiple contributing factors. This is reflected in the compilation of the BODE...

When it comes to COPD, one of the most devastating issues that affects patients is the degradation of their muscles and respiratory functions as well as the development of exercise intolerance. All of these issues are linked to a significant drop in quality of life as...

COPD is a leading and increasingly prevalent cause of morbidity and mortality, and is projected to become the third most common cause of worldwide death by 2030. People with COPD often present with comorbidities that need to be considered in the severity scale of...

Ten to 15% of patients on mechanical ventilation experience failure to wean (FTW), which leads to diaphragm weakness and potentially worsens their clinical outcome. Reduced respiratory muscle strength is a significant contributor to FTW. It is therefore important to...

A proportion of patients on mechanical ventilation after critical illness are unable to wean and have a higher risk of morbidity and death. While there are a number of factors that impact this inability to wean, some are stronger and more significant than others....

Respiratory diseases are serious issues that significantly impact their patients as well as their caregivers. It is extremely important that these issues be stopped or slowed as much as possible. One of the ways that this can be done is by the addition of muscle...

Diseases that affect our ability to breathe are especially devastating to every day life. This is especially true in patients with issues such as asthma. Increased airway resistance, air trapping and lung hyperinflation cause changes in breathing mechanics and...

Asthma is an issue that affects individuals, both men and women, all over the world. And while you might not initially think about it, it turns out that gender plays a pretty big role in prognosis and treatment options. That’s because men and women respond differently...

As we have seen over the course of a number of blog posts, respiratory muscle training (RMT) can have an incredible effect upon individuals suffering from chronic obstructed pulmonary disease (COPD). Individuals suffering from COPD can suffer from any (or all) of the...

COPD is a progressive issue that significantly affects the respiratory functions of those who suffer from it. In fact, respiratory muscle weakness in COPD patients contributes to hypercapnia, dyspnea, nocturnal oxygen desaturation and reduced walking distance....