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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