Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance, …

Evidence-based recommendations on the clinical use of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)
in lung and heart disease are presented, with reference to the assessment of exercise …

In patients with pulmonary disease, disease severity and prognosis are determined not only
by lung function impairment (1, 2). In patients with mild, moderate, or severe disease, …

Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is recognized as a core component of the management
of individuals with chronic respiratory disease. Since the 2006 American Thoracic Society (…

… This Joint Statement of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the European Respiratory
Society (ERS) was adopted by the ATS Board of Directors, December 2005, and by the ERS …

… * r is partial r from the multiple regression analysis. Allother variables did not contribute
significantly to exercise performance. Total variance explained in these models was 59% for …

Quantification of physical activities in daily life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease has increasing clinical interest. However, detailed comparison with healthy …

The six minute walking distance (6MWD) test is a commonly used test to estimate functional
exercise capacity in patients with chronic diseases including chronic obstructive lung …

Objectives: To investigate whether a daily exercise session, using a bedside cycle ergometer,
is a safe and effective intervention in preventing or attenuating the decrease in functional …

This document outlines recommendations for physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in
the acute hospital setting. It includes: recommendations for physiotherapy workforce planning …