Arm positioning alters lung volumes in subjects with COPD and healthy subjects
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Arm positioning alters lung volumes in subjects with COPD and healthy subjects.
Subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have difficulty performing arm exercise, particularly if the arms are unsupported and elevated. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of arm position on static lung volumes in COPD and healthy subjects. Lung volumes were measured by plethysmography in nine COPD subjects (mean age +/- SD = 67.3 +/- 10.3 years; % pred FEV1 ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian Journal of Physiotherapy
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0004-9514
DOI: 10.1016/s0004-9514(14)60129-x