This diagram came from the National Institutes of Health: COPD Essentials for Health Professionals. I agree with the contents, but not the order. Specifically, I think pulmonary rehabilitation should be moved into the top rectangle or layer. Pulmonary rehabilitation means essentially exercise in my opinion. The proper components are flexibility, aerobic endurance, and strength. This "rehabilitation" should be in the base layer for the treatment of virtually every disease I can think of including asthma. So get exercising!
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment Pyramid
This diagram came from the National Institutes of Health: COPD Essentials for Health Professionals. I agree with the contents, but not the order. Specifically, I think pulmonary rehabilitation should be moved into the top rectangle or layer. Pulmonary rehabilitation means essentially exercise in my opinion. The proper components are flexibility, aerobic endurance, and strength. This "rehabilitation" should be in the base layer for the treatment of virtually every disease I can think of including asthma. So get exercising!
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another info on COPD here - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Good link. Thanks for the comment.
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NK
I am not sure of the cause of COPD emphysema in my case. I smoked pack a day for 12 or 13 years, but quit 40 years ago. I have been an outdoor person all my adult life. Coughing started last summer producing thick mucus, greenish tint to clear. I tried prednisone and antibiotics, but no change. X-rays are negative, heart lungs and blood and serum chemistries all are normal. I have lung calcification from childhood bout with histoplasmosis. I am 75 years old and retired.My current doctor directed me to totalcureherbalfoundation @g mail. com which I purchase the COPD herbal remedies from them ,they are located in Johannesburg, the herbal treatment has effectively reduce all my symptoms totally, am waiting to complete the 15 weeks usage because they guaranteed me total cure.
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