Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible and progresses progressively. COPD is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, and its morbidity and mortality are expected to increase further in the coming decades. With the emergence of an aging population in China, the incidence of COPD is increasing year by year.
The main symptoms of COPD are cough, expectoration and dyspnea. In addition to drug treatment, the American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society have taken pulmonary rehabilitation as an important non-drug treatment for COPD since 2012. , Pulmonary rehabilitation therapy for COPD patients mainly includes: exercise rehabilitation (including respiratory muscle exercise, upper and lower limb muscle exercise), effective cough and expectoration guidance, nutritional support, psychological rehabilitation and health education for their families, among which exercise rehabilitation is pulmonary rehabilitation. core content. There are many methods of sports rehabilitation, including: cycling in bed, walking, running, stair climbing, plank exercise, power cycling, turning over in bed, sitting up, qigong, tai chi, tai chi sword, etc. Let’s move to help COPD patients. ③12