Efficacy of lower-limb muscle training modalities in severely dyspnoeic individuals with COPD and quadriceps muscle weakness: Response from the authors

Thorax

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 953-954

  Sillen, Maurice J H ^a   Franssen, Frits M E ^a   Delbressine, Jeannet M L ^a   Vaes, Anouk W ^a   Wouters, Emiel F M ^a,b   Spruit, Martijn A ^a  

^a CIRO+   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COPD ÀÜ MECHANISMS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOTE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

COPD ÀÜ MECHANISMS; EXERCISE; PULMONARY REHABILITATION;

DYSPNEA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESISTANCE TRAINING;

EID: 84909592544     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2014-205781     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Sillen MJ, Franssen FM, Delbressine JM, et al. Efficacy of lower-limb muscle training modalities in severely dyspnoeic individuals with COPD and quadriceps muscle weakness: results from the DICES trial. Thorax 2014;69:525-31.
2. Spruit MA, Singh SJ, Garvey C, et al. An Official American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement: key concepts and advances in pulmonary rehabilitation. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013;188:e13-64.