How respiratory muscle strength training can benefit COPD patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) makes it hard to breathe, and many of us with the disease know that breathing exercises can help. Still, a study published in October in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation suggested that a combined inspiratory (inhalation) and expiratory (exhalation) muscle strength…

Phone App Breathing Exercises Help Respiratory Muscle Strength

Breathing exercises via a mobile app help improve respiratory muscle strength and mobility in the diaphragm in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study says. The study, “Respiratory muscle training program supplemented by a cell-phone application in COPD patients with severe airflow limitation,” was published…

COPD Study: Fortified Whey Protein Beverage Increases Muscle Strength

Men with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who drank a beverage composed of whey protein fortified with magnesium and vitamin C had lower levels of the inflammation-associated protein interleukin-6 in their blood, compared to those who did not receive the beverage,…