Section of Assessment and Rehabilitation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Application and research progress of respiratory muscle training in COPD lung rehabilitation
Wei Zhou, Liming Zhu, Dan Zeng, Aiguo Dai
Published 2017-11-20
Cite as J Chin Physician, 2017, 19(11): 1627-1630. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1008-1372.2017.11.007
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease with high prevalence, high mortality and high disability. A large number of studies have confirmed that lung rehabilitation is an effective treatment for patients with COPD in addition to oxygen therapy and drug therapy. Respiratory muscle training is one of the basic methods of COPD lung rehabilitation, so do a good job in COPD patients with respiratory muscle training to improve the quality of life of patients, delay the disease process is of great significance. This paper focuses on the application progress of respiratory muscle training in COPD lung rehabilitation.
Key words:
Breathing exercises; Pulmonary disease, chronic obstructive; Rehabilitation; Review
Contributor Information
Wei Zhou
Department of Geriatric Respiratory Medicine, Hunan Provincial People 's Hospital, Changsha 410016, China
University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China
Liming Zhu
Department of Geriatric Respiratory Medicine, Hunan Provincial People 's Hospital, Changsha 410016, China
Institute of Respiratory Disease, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410016, China
Dan Zeng
Institute of Respiratory Disease, Hunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha 410016, China
Aiguo Dai
Institute of Respiratory Disease, Changsha Medical College, Changsha 410217, China