Abstract

Success and effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) have been established with a high level of evidence in many pulmonary diseases. Nevertheless, the significance and frequency of prescription in medicine are still far from being in the desired range. This is due to different reasons, which are also dealt with in this article. The timing of starting a PR program in COPD exacerbation is much debated, and some arguments have already been found for starting a PR even while the patient is still in the acute phase. Another challenge is the increase in physical activity that is not necessarily followed by PR. Maintenance programs to sustain post-rehabilitation physical activity are under review and will be highlighted. This article will give an up-to-date overview of the possible treatment options in this field.

Author Details

Authors

• M. Spielmanns^{1, 2}
• N. Bott⁶
• T. Böselt³
• R. Koczulla^{3, 4, 5}

Departments

• ¹ Pneumologie, Zürcher RehaZentren Wald, Wald-ZH, Schweiz,
• ² Department für Humanmedizin, Lehrstuhl für Pneumologie, Universität Witten/Herdecke,
• ³ Klinik für Pneumologie Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg GmbH, Standort Marburg,
• ⁴ Lehrstuhl für Pneumologische Rehabilitation, Fachzentrum für Pneumologie, Schön Klinik Berchtesgadener Land, Schönau am Königssee,
• ⁵ Klinik für Pneumologie Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg,
• ⁶ Luisenhospital Aachen und Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

Address

PD Dr. med. Marc Spielmanns
Pneumologie, Zürcher RehaZentrum Wald
Faltigbergstraße 7
8636 Wald-ZH
Schweiz
www.zuercher-rehazentren.ch
Email: [email protected]

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