An official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society statement: update on limb muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

F Maltais, M Decramer, R Casaburi… - American journal of …, 2014 - atsjournals.org
Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance …

Pulmonary rehabilitation exercise prescription in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: review of selected guidelines: an official statement from the American …

C Garvey, MP Bayles, LF Hamm, K Hill… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
METHODS Professional members and expert reviewers were identified from ACSM, ATS,
ERS, AACVPR, and American Association for Respiratory Care. Three pulmonary exercise …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting oxidant-dependent mechanisms for the treatment of COPD and its comorbidities

I Bernardo, S Bozinovski, R Vlahos - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Elsevier
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an incurable global health burden and is
characterised by progressive airflow limitation and loss of lung function. In addition to the …

Oxidative stress causes muscle structural alterations via p38 MAPK signaling in COPD mouse model

Y Mano, M Tsukamoto, KY Wang, T Nabeshima… - Journal of Bone and …, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Sarcopenia is a complication of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
(COPD) that negatively affects physical activity and quality of life. However, the underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Inspiratory muscle training during rehabilitation in successfully weaned hypercapnic patients with COPD

D Dellweg, K Reissig, E Hoehn, K Siemon, P Haidl - Respiratory Medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
Background This study is aimed to evaluate the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
added to rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who …

Salidroside mitigates skeletal muscle atrophy in rats with cigarette smoke-induced COPD by up-regulating myogenin and down-regulating myostatin expression

D Zhang, L Cao, Z Wang, H Feng, X Cai… - Bioscience …, 2019 - portlandpress.com
Objectives: The present study aimed at investigating the therapeutic effect of Salidroside on
skeletal muscle atrophy in a rat model of cigarette smoking-induced chronic obstructive …

The Effects of Congruent and Incongruent Immersive Virtual Reality Modulated Exercise Environments in Healthy Individuals: A Pilot Study

OR Runswick, L Siegel, GF Rafferty… - … Journal of Human …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
High-immersive virtual reality (VR) environments can increase enjoyment and frequency of
exercise participation. As VR can also be used to manipulate sensory feedback it is possible …

Echo intensity of the rectus femoris in stable COPD patients

X Ye, M Wang, H Xiao - International journal of chronic obstructive …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate whether echo intensity of the rectus
femoris when measured using ultrasound can distinguish muscles affected by COPD …

Modified medical research council and COPD assessment test cutoff points

AB Munari, AA Gulart, J Araújo, J Zanotto… - Respiratory …, 2021 - rc.rcjournal.com
BACKGROUND: The modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) and COPD Assessment
Test (CAT) are assessment instruments associated with level of physical activity of daily …

Meanings of sitting in the context of chronic disease: a critical reflection on sedentary behaviour, health, choice and enjoyment

AE Weedon, PM Saukko, JW Downey… - … Research in Sport …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Reducing sedentary behaviour or sitting is a new public health focus. Emerging research
has, however, found that sedentary activities may be associated with health and mental …