Effect of yoga in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-100

  Fulambarker, Ashok ^a,b   Farooki, Basheeruddin ^a,b   Kheir, Fayez ^a,b   Copur, Ahmet Sinan ^a,b   Srinivasan, Lavanya ^a,b   Schultz, Stephen ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b VISN 12 Veterans Health Administration   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); pulmonary function test; yoga

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MAXIMAL EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; MAXIMAL INSPIRATORY PRESSURE; MEDITATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; SAINT GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPIROMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREATHING EXERCISES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; VITAL CAPACITY; YOGA;

EID: 84858770335     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: 15363686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MJT.0b013e3181f2ab86     Document Type: Article

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