Slideshow: 10 Smart Exercises for People With COPD
Sources Medically Reviewed on 12/20/2016 Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on December 20, 2016
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SOURCES:
Fredric Jaffe, D.O., medical director, Pulmonary Rehab Program; Temple University Lung Center.
Canadian Lung Association: "Living with COPD: Exercise."
Cleveland Clinic: "COPD Exercise and Activity Guidelines," "Diaphragmatic Technique," "When to Call the Doctor About Your COPD Symptoms."
COPD Digest: "Exercise Advice for COPD Patients."
Jodi Stolove's Chair Dancing Fitness.
Leung. R. European Respiratory Journal online, August 2012.
National Jewish Health: "Pulmonary Rehabilitation," "Minimizing Shortness of Breath."
NIH National Institute on Aging: "Sample Exercises: Flexibility," "Sample Exercises: Strength."
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: "COPD: Nutrition, Oxygen, and Exercise."
Yeh, G. Respiratory Care, November 2010.
Reviewed by Carol DerSarkissian on December 20, 2016
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