Observational studyRespiratory research2021
Diaphragmatic excursion is correlated with the improvement in exercise tolerance after pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Respiratory Muscle Strength and Mortality in Patients with COPD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Pooled it
- Singing as training modality within pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients may enhance diaphragmatic function: a pilot RCT exploring impact on diaphragmatic mobility and thickness.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Trial
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- Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Narrative Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Body mass index-related heterogeneity in diaphragm thickening fraction response to exercise training in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Intra- and inter-tester reliability of diaphragm thickness and excursion measurements of healthy women using rehabilitative ultrasound imaging across novice examiners.European journal of translational myology · 2025Article
- Exercise training improves metabolic and circulatory function in COPD patients with NAFLD: evidence from clinical and molecular profiling.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Exercise-responsive circTSN as a potential systemic biomarker during COPD rehabilitation.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Enhanced diaphragm excursion and exercise tolerance in COPD patients through inspiratory muscle training after standardised pulmonary rehabilitation: randomised controlled trial.ERJ open research · 2024Article
- Diaphragm Ultrasound in Different Clinical Scenarios: A Review with a Focus on Older Patients.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Correlation Between Diaphragmatic Excursion and Exercise Tolerance Improvement Following Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease-Obstructive Sleep Apnea Overlap Syndrome.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Lung Ultrasound Assessment of Lung Hyperinflation in Patients with Stable COPD: An Effective Diagnostic Tool.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2024Article
- Emergency ultrasound of respiratory muscles: a promising tool for determining the outcomes of COPD exacerbations.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Diaphragm dome height on chest radiography as a predictor of dynamic lung hyperinflation in COPD.ERJ open research · 2023Article
- Respiratory sarcopenia: A position paper by four professional organizations.Geriatrics & gerontology international · 2023Article
- Diaphragm Dysfunction and Rehabilitation Strategy in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Exercise's protective role in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease via modulation of M1 macrophage phenotype through the miR-124-3p/ERN1 axis.Science progressObservational
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Abstract
backgroundIn patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the maximum level of diaphragm excursion (DE
methodsThis was a prospective cohort study. Of the 62 patients with stable COPD who participated in the outpatient PR programme from April 2018 to February 2021, 50 completed the programme. Six-minute walk distance (6MWD) was performed to evaluate exercise tolerance, and ultrasonography was performed to measure DE
resultsBaseline levels of forced expiratory volume in 1 s, 6MWD, maximum inspiratory pressure, DE
conclusionDE
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