OBJECTIVE: To conduct a systematic review to evaluate the evidence of the use of incentive
spirometry (IS) for the prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications and for the …

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease
associated with a systemic inflammatory response. Peripheral muscle dysfunction has been well …

Background Asthma symptoms reduce patients' daily activities, impair their health-related
quality of life (HRQoL), and increase their reports of anxiety and depression, all of which seem …

Background The benefits of aerobic training for the main features of asthma, such as bronchial
hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and inflammation, are poorly understood. We investigated …

Rationale: Clinical control is difficult to achieve in obese patients with asthma. Bariatric
surgery has been recommended for weight loss and to improve asthma control; however, the …

Rationale: Aerobic conditioning improves exercise capacity and decreases symptoms in
patients with asthma. However, its benefits in the context of allergic airway inflammation are …

Aerobic training (AT) decreases dyspnoea and exercise-induced bronchospasm, and improves
aerobic capacity and quality of life; however, the mechanisms for such benefits remain …

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School of Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 455 sala 1216, 01256-903 Sao …

Purpose To quantify the physical activity in daily life (PADL), muscle strength, and exercise
capacity in the short and medium term in survivors of severe sepsis and septic shock. …

Obese adults with asthma have an increased number of comorbidities and reduced daily life
physical activity (DLPA), which may worsen asthma symptoms. Exercise is recommended to …