Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation has been slowly gaining momentum for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but ...

Doing rehab prior to treatment for lung cancer — or prehabilitation — may improve recovery and survival. It can make surgery viable for patients who weren’t candidates before.

If you have moderate to severe COPD, your doctor may refer you to an accredited pulmonary rehab program. Lasting four to 12 weeks, these programs help you manage COPD through exercise, under the ...

For patients with COPD hospitalized with acute exacerbations, pulmonary rehabilitation yielded better exercise capacity and quality of life vs. usual care, according to study results published in ...

The Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department provides outpatient services to patients recovering from heart and lung diseases. Our services include supervised exercise sessions, education, and ...

Kevin Nauer, manager of pulmonary rehabilitation for Allegheny Health Network, talks during an interview with Tribune-Review at West Penn Hospital in Bloomfield on April 4.

Dr Anna Moore and Catherine Furlong explain how singing can improve lung health for people with chronic respiratory disease ...

Celebrating Pulmonary Rehab: In recognition of 2016 Pulmonary Rehabilitation Week, St. Mary Medical Center patients Daniel Griggs and Mary Emmet were crowned the Pulmonary Rehab King and Queen at ...

Pulmonary rehabilitation. This is a program that teaches you breathing techniques and other ways to manage your condition. It may also teach you how to exercise or quit smoking.

The "pulmonary rehabilitation pilot" is a special programme that combines exercise and education for sufferers of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and bronchiectasis.

When a person’s asthma is severe or isn’t managed well by typical protocols, they may be a good candidate for pulmonary rehabilitation.