COPD Life Expectancy: Factors Influencing

Brief overview Factors influencing COPD life expectancy: one-second capacity (FEV1), nicotine use, worsening of the disease (exacerbation), age, concomitant diseases. Stage 4 life expectancy: depends on many factors such as lung function, physical condition, and behavior of the COPD patient. BODE index: assessment of COPD life expectancy, body mass index (BMI), lung function (FEV1), shortness … COPD Life Expectancy: Factors Influencing

COPD: Symptoms, stages, therapy

Brief overview Symptoms: Shortness of breath, cough, sputum Stages: physicians distinguish four degrees of severity (gold 1-4) with increasing symptom burden to permanent shortness of breath at rest. Causes and risk factors: Mainly smoking (chronic smoker’s cough), also air pollution and certain lung diseases Diagnosis: Pulmonary function test, blood gas analysis, X-ray examination of the … COPD: Symptoms, stages, therapy

Exercises against inhalation pain

Pain when inhaling can have a number of different causes, not always a disease of the bronchial tubes or the lungs must be connected with it. As part of the treatment, specific stretching and strengthening exercises as well as certain breathing exercises can bring about a significant improvement in the symptoms for those affected. Due … Exercises against inhalation pain

COPD | Exercises against inhalation pain

COPD COPD is the English abbreviation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a severe progressive lung disease that increasingly leads to shortness of breath and reduced physical performance. The main cause of COPD is smoking. Other symptoms besides shortness of breath may include weight loss, muscle wasting and psychological problems. During the course of the disease, … COPD | Exercises against inhalation pain

Exercises in the COPD group | COPD – exercises from physiotherapy

Exercises in the COPD group The group training is divided into different phases with different exercises. The exercises serve to increase the patient’s endurance, mobility, coordination and strength. Some exercises are listed as examples. 1. endurance 1 minute fast walking, then 1 minute break with breathing exercises. 2 minutes walking or running and correspondingly 2 … Exercises in the COPD group | COPD – exercises from physiotherapy

Exercises for asthma

The exercises used in the therapy of bronchial asthma are primarily intended to help the patient to consciously control his or her breathing and thus to be able to actively counteract an asthma attack without panicking. Through correct, conscious breathing, the brain and other body cells are supplied with sufficient oxygen, which naturally puts the … Exercises for asthma

Therapy | Exercises for asthma

Therapy The therapy of asthma is essentially based on the severity of the disease, which is carried out according to a certain step-by-step scheme that is particularly oriented on the frequency of the symptoms. The focus is on drug therapy. This consists of the use of short-acting drugs for an acute asthma attack and long-acting … Therapy | Exercises for asthma