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If you saw somebody struggling day after day with a debilitating chronic illness and had in your power a way to help that person live a fuller, healthier life, you'd offer the needed help without hesitation, wouldn't you? Sure you would! But when it comes to pro...
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Expert & Community Posts
Now What? 6 Steps to Breathing Better with COPD
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...someone who does? Does my doctor recognize the value of pulmonary rehabilitation for the... Read more »
Reclaiming Your Life Through Pulmonary Rehab
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...Breathing Better with COPD," we talked briefly about Pulmonary Rehabilitation as one of the... Read more »
Healthy – and Happy – with “End Stage” COPD?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...recliner, plop down and stay there, don't do it! Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a program of... Read more »
Young with COPD Part II: What To Do After Diagnosis
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...difference. Exercise...the right way Enroll in pulmonary rehabilitation. I'm always amazed,... Read more »
Is your doctor meeting your COPD needs?
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...why.) 5.) Does your doctor recognize the value of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the treatment of... Read more »
Health Guide
Meet Jane Martin
...for pulmonary patients to share experiences in a positive and accepting community. In her work in pulmonary rehabilitation and breathing support groups Jane was inspired by her patients, but... Read more »Diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
...supportive therapy is indicated. Supplemental oxygen is prescribed for people with low blood oxygen levels. Pulmonary rehabilitation can help people combat the debilitation that accompanies... Read more »Emphysema
...for people with emphysema. Low-flow oxygen can be used during exertion, continuously, or at night. Pulmonary rehabilitation can improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in the short-term.... Read more »Chronic bronchitis
...(prognosis) Mild or moderate cases of chronic bronchitis may often be controlled well with medicine and pulmonary rehabilitation. Advanced chronic bronchitis is more difficult to treat. ... Read more »Treatment for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
...vegetables. An exercise program may be useful, particularly if it is tailored to improve lung function.Pulmonary Rehabilitation Programs. Patients with COLD need to be very active in managing... Read more »Images
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