Importance of Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD Patients

This article discusses the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients. It covers the benefits of exercise, breathing exercises, nutrition, and emotional support. The article also highlights the significance of self-management and the role of pulmonary rehab in promoting wellbeing and adherence to treatment regimes.

PULMONARY
REHABILITION

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................4
Books and Journals.................................................................................................................4

INTRODUCTION
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is defined as the chronic inflammatory lung disease
which is usually caused due to the airflow from the lungs. In this, the major of symptoms include
breathing difficulty, cough and sputum secretion and wheezing (Visca and et. al., 2019). As per
this, it is typically causes due to the long term of exposure towards the irritating gases or the any
matter which is particular in the nature. This is typically associated with the smoke. In this, the
people with the COPD is associated with the risk of developing heart disease, lung cancer and
the condition which is not specific in nature. In this, the major discussion is based on the
pulmonary rehabilitation for the COPD patient. However, the need and important aspect is
discussed in this report in the elaborative way (Vitacca and et. al., 2020).
MAIN BODY
In this, when any individual is living with any chronic disease which may include obstructive
pulmonary disorder or the COPD. There are such activities which is associated with the patient
on their regular basis which include walking, climbing stairs that may create hurdle for the
individual. In this, the pulmonary rehabilitation is more important in the aspect of COPD. This is
usually a formal program which help to build the capability and assistance individual to respire
(Gautam and et. al., 2020). The pulmonary rehab will help individual in some ways which may
include:
 Exercise.
 Breathing exercise.
 Nutrition.
 Relaxation.
 Emotional and the support other groups.
 Strategies for the living better than the COPD.
 Provide aspect which is associated with the more knowledge which is based on the
medication and the drug (Lahham and et. al., 2018).
While join the program which is based on pulmonary rehab they help to configure
essential support for the COPD patient. In general terms, the rehab which is related with the
pulmonary provide aspect that develop quality of life and care towards the patient. In the context
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with rehab, the team of the specialist is taken care with the dietitians to the social care. There are
some of most important feature of these program is:
Exercise: There is the major factor which is associated with the pulmonary rehab for the COPD
is workout which support the lungs and the heart become smoother. In this there are some aspect
of exercise which is support educator or in a group.
Lower body: In most of the pulmonary rehab, the centre allows the offer to set an exercise that
centre on legs workout. In this, they are varying form just heavy-duty on the treadmill or the park
to more powerful stair climbing. In this, they greatest often used to prove the advantage of
pulmonary rehab which is shown during the study of people of doing leg exercise (Cox and et.
al., 2018).
Upper body: The muscle which is associated with the upper part of the body are important for
the breathing as well perform daily activities. Moreover, the arms and chest exercise might
include and turning a crank that against the resistance or used to life the arms against gravity.
Breathing: Blowing through the mouthpiece which is against the resistance and have tendency to
enhance the strength of the breathing muscle. In this, the exercise may be helpful for the people
during the pulmonary rehab for the weak breathing muscles.
As per this, it also helps to develop self-knowledge regards with the many pulmonary rehab
program that offers the collection or the one on one teaching which help to study individual
about the self-management of the COPD. The session usually focusses on thing which include:
 A clear understanding towards the mediaction and the treatment plan. This may include
use of inhalers in the right way and using it on the regular basis.
 As per this, the most of the oxygen therapy is being taken using the treatments.
 In such condition which is associated with the smoker help with the quitting because the
addiction of nicotine is removed.
 Eating of healthy diet is also appropriate and act as an aspect which is suitable for
pulmonary rehab (Holland and et. al., 2021).
As per this, the emotional support towards the simple COPD place a great casual of existence
unhappy or the nervous. In this, it helps to lower the interest the condition which is pleasurable
activities including the sex another. In some of the pulmonary rehabilitation support the aspect of
reduction exercise and aspect of therapy.
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Pulmonary rehabilitation is referring as the important elements towards the clinical
management of people with the COPD. In this, the American thoracic society defined that the
pulmonary rehabilitation as the part of comprehensive intervention which is based on the patient
assessment which is followed by the patient tailored therapies. in this, it includes but they are not
limited to, exercise, training, education and behaviour change. They also play important role in
the promotion of wellbeing that is associated with the physical and psychological condition of
the people with the chronic respiratory disease (Bhadra and et. al., 2021). In this, they also
promote the long term adherence which help to enhance the health behaviour.
The pulmonary rehabilitation usually represents the ideal opportunity which is help to enable
chronic sickness self-management by population. The major goals of the chronic disease self-
management as the part of rehabilitation that represent the ideal opportunity which help to
promote person ability to manage their condition which work together with the healthcare
provider in order to improve the quality of life and wellbeing. This is usually accompanied by
facilitating effective patient-healthcare provider dialogue and they are authorising individuals to
tool treatments regimes. The change in the behaviour that they are enhance control of their
disorder and progress outcome from the fitness. Moreover, importance of pulmonary rehab has
number of approach which has been grouped as those designed to that they are facilitate smoking
cessation, the factor is also associated with the optimisation pharmacotherapy, they are getting
assisted with the determination and the treatments of the acute exacerbations, they provide the
aspect achieve acute dyspnoea, they surge the physical movement, recover the body composition
and they also encourage the mental health (Aytür and et. al., 2021).
CONCLUSION
As per the above discussion, it is analysed the pulmonary rehabilitation play vital role in the
COPD patient, the program which is associated with the rehab, they develop wellbeing and
resilience. In this, they also provide aspect which promote health life and enhance the breathing
and reduce the chance of critical complication which is associated with pulmonary disease. As
per this, the rehabilitation has significance in the core aspect of formulating quality based life
and health with the patient. In this, they also provide knowledge which is based on the
medication education and many more.
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REFERENCES
Books and Journals
Visca and et. al., 2019. Pulmonary rehabilitation is effective in patients with tuberculosis
pulmonary sequelae. European Respiratory Journal, 53(3).
Vitacca and et. al., 2020. Italian suggestions for pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients
recovering from acute respiratory failure: results of a Delphi process.
Gautam and et. al., 2020. Pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID‐19 pandemic era: The need for a
revised approach. Respirology (Carlton, Vic.).
Lahham and et. al., 2018. Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation for people with COPD: A
qualitative study reporting the patient perspective. Chronic respiratory disease, 15(2),
pp.123-130.
Cox and et. al., 2018. The feasibility of early pulmonary rehabilitation and activity after COPD
exacerbations: external pilot randomised controlled trial, qualitative case study and
exploratory economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 22(11), pp.1-204.
Holland and et. al., 2021. Defining Modern Pulmonary Rehabilitation. An Official American
Thoracic Society Workshop Report. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 18(5),
pp.e12-e29.
Bhadra and et. al., 2021. Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Management of Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease among Asian Indians-Current Status and Moving Forward. COPD:
Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 18(4), pp.476-481.
Aytür and et. al., 2021. Pulmonary rehabilitation principles in SARS-COV-2 infection (COVID-
19): The revised guideline for the acute, subacute, and post-COVID-19
rehabilitation. Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 67(2), p.129.
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