Pulmonary rehabilitation

Optimal assessment and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The European Respiratory Society Task Force

1995 • 1,618 citations

Results at 1 year of outpatient multidisciplinary pulmonary rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial

2000 • 928 citations

Effects of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Physiologic and Psychosocial Outcomes in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1995 • 910 citations

Reductions in Exercise Lactic Acidosis and Ventilation as a Result of Exercise Training in Patients with Obstructive Lung Disease

1991 • 909 citations

Meta-analysis of respiratory rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1996 • 836 citations

Oxidative capacity of the skeletal muscle and lactic acid kinetics during exercise in normal subjects and in patients with COPD.

1996 • 578 citations

Exertional Breathlessness in Patients with Chronic Airflow Limitation: The Role of Lung Hyperinflation

1993 • 549 citations

Randomised controlled trial of respiratory rehabilitation

1994 • 549 citations

Exercise Capacity and Ventilatory, Circulatory, and Symptom Limitation in Patients with Chronic Airflow Limitation

1992 • 538 citations

Short- and long-term effects of outpatient rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a randomized trial

2000 • 530 citations

Skeletal muscle adaptation to endurance training in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1996 • 517 citations

Pulmonary Rehabilitation—1999

1999 • 422 citations

Aerobic and Strength Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1999 • 418 citations

Intensity of training and physiologic adaptation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1997 • 408 citations

Cellular Adaptations in the Diaphragm in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1997 • 383 citations

Randomized controlled trial of pulmonary rehabilitation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, stratified with the MRC dyspnoea scale

1998 • 358 citations

Randomised controlled trial of weightlifting exercise in patients with chronic airflow limitation.

1992 • 344 citations

A Comparison Between an Outpatient Hospital-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program and a Home-Care Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Patients With COPD

1996 • 328 citations

The effects of a community-based pulmonary rehabilitation programme on exercise tolerance and quality of life: a randomized controlled trial

1997 • 301 citations

Effects of Endurance Training on Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1999 • 265 citations

Dyssynchronous Breathing during Arm but Not Leg Exercise in Patients with Chronic Airflow Obstruction

1986 • 258 citations

Skeletal muscle strength and endurance in patients with mild COPD and the effects of weight training

2000 • 221 citations

Targeted Inspiratory Muscle Training Improves Respiratory Muscle Function and Reduces Dyspnea in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1989 • 211 citations

Upper Extremity Exercise Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1988 • 208 citations

The impact of exercise reconditioning on breathlessness in severe chronic airflow limitation.

1995 • 208 citations

Exercise Rehabilitation and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Stage

1999 • 203 citations

Out-patient rehabilitation improves activities of daily living, quality of life and exercise tolerance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1997 • 201 citations

Health education: effectiveness and efficiency

1990 • 186 citations

Low intensity peripheral muscle conditioning improves exercise tolerance and breathlessness in COPD

1996 • 183 citations

Comparison of two training programmes in chronic airway limitation patients: standardized versus individualized protocols

1997 • 175 citations

A randomised controlled trial of four weeks versus seven weeks of pulmonary rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

2001 • 173 citations

Interval versus continuous training in patients with severe COPD: a randomized clinical trial

1999 • 172 citations

Impact of Dyspnea and Physiologic Function on General Health Status in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1992 • 171 citations

Fibre types in skeletal muscles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients related to respiratory function and exercise tolerance

1997 • 160 citations

Factor analysis of exercise capacity, dyspnoea ratings and lung function in patients with severe COPD

1994 • 158 citations

Principles and Practice of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

1994 • 157 citations

Target-Flow Inspiratory Muscle Training during Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with COPD

1991 • 151 citations

Maximum Intensity Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1991 • 145 citations

Is It Really Useful To Repeat Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs in Patients With Chronic Airway Obstruction?

2001 • 145 citations

Pulmonary rehabilitation research.

1994 • 141 citations

Cycle Ergometer and Inspiratory Muscle Training in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1999 • 138 citations

Metabolism and aerobic capacity of skeletal muscle in chronic respiratory failure related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1992 • 137 citations

Economic Analysis of Respiratory Rehabilitation

1997 • 133 citations

Effect of Unsupported Arm Exercise on Ventilatory Muscle Recruitment in Patients with Severe Chronic Airflow Obstruction

1988 • 131 citations

Behavioral exercise programs in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

1984 • 130 citations

Effects of combined inspiratory muscle and cycle ergometer training on exercise performance in patients with COPD

1994 • 129 citations

Effects of home rehabilitation on physical performance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

1996 • 122 citations

Altered Glutamate Metabolism Is Associated with Reduced Muscle Glutathione Levels in Patients with Emphysema

2000 • 120 citations

Experimental evaluation of rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Short-term effects on exercise endurance and health status.

1990 • 113 citations

Selection criteria and programmes for pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients. Rehabilitation and Chronic Care Scientific Group of the European Respiratory Society

1997 • 101 citations

Respiratory Response and Ventilatory Muscle Recruitment During Arm Elevation in Normal Subjects

1992 • 88 citations

Changes in breathing and ventilatory muscle recruitment patterns induced by lung volume reduction surgery.

1997 • 86 citations

Respiratory Response to Arm Elevation in Patients with Chronic Airflow Obstruction

1991 • 75 citations

Elevated Inosine Monophosphate Levels in Resting Muscle of Patients with Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1998 • 70 citations

The Ventilatory Response to Arm Elevation of Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1993 • 70 citations

Economic benefits of teaching patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease about their illness

1992 • 64 citations

Metabolic and ventilatory response pattern to arm elevation in patients with COPD and healthy age-matched subjects

1995 • 60 citations

Risk, Protective Factors, and Supportive Interventions in Chronic Airway Obstruction

1983 • 60 citations

Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease

1986 • 51 citations

Use of factor analysis to consolidate multiple outcome measures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1991 • 49 citations

Respiratory Muscle Function and Drive in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2000 • 44 citations

Endurance Exercise Training at Maximal Targets in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1987 • 28 citations

Ventilatory response to positive and negative work in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1997 • 12 citations

Patient Education and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

1995 • 6 citations