title: Strategies to enhance the benefits of exercise training in the respiratory patient.
abstract: Despite the well-established benefits of exercise training in people with chronic respiratory disease, there are a group of people in whom it confers minimal gains. Furthermore, there is increasing recognition of the prevalence of comorbid conditions among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and other respiratory diseases, such as musculoskeletal disorders, which make participation in traditional exercise training programs challenging. This article focuses on several adjuncts or strategies that may be implemented by clinicians during exercise training, with the goal of optimizing the proportion of pulmonary rehabilitation participants who achieve significant and meaningful gains on program completion.
authors.affiliation: School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Faculty of Health Science, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia; Lung Institute of Western Australia, Centre for Asthma, Allergy and Respiratory Research, University of Western Australia, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Royal Perth Hospital, Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia. Electronic address: k.hill@curtin.edu.au.
authors.forename: Kylie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Level 4, The Alfred Centre, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Department of Physiotherapy, Alfred Health, Commercial Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3004, Australia; Institute for Breathing and Sleep, Studley Road, Heidelberg, Victoria 3084, Australia.
authors.forename: Anne E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Holland
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D017079:Exercise Tolerance; D006801:Humans; D063087:Noninvasive Ventilation; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014853:Walkers
keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exercise training; Heliox; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Noninvasive ventilation; Rollators; Supplemental oxygen