Upper-limb interval versus constant-load exercise in patients with COPD: a physiological crossover study.

Mara PaneroniIoannis VogiatzisAlessandro CavicchiaBeatrice SalviLaura BertacchiniMassimo VenturelliMichele Vitacca

Published in: ERJ open research (2024)

INT-EX is more sustainable than CONT-EX for the majority of COPD patients with moderate obstruction, leading to lower dynamic hyperinflation and symptoms at isotime. Further studies need to define the benefits of its application during pulmonary rehabilitation.

Keyphrases

upper limb
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
high intensity
lung function
pulmonary hypertension
physical activity
resistance training
cystic fibrosis
sleep quality