People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may find it difficult to get a lot done on some days. Their difficulty breathing can make moving and getting out a challenge. There’s not a lot that can be done about this although researchers are looking at ways to improve medications and portable oxygen tanks also make it possible for some people to get out and about.
A new trial has found, though, that simple upper body exercises may be one way of helping people with COPD breathe more easily by strengthening the muscles in the chest.
Twenty-five patients with COPD participated in a …read more