Article
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease phenotypes and balance impairment.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2016
Voica Alina Sorina, Oancea Cristian, Tudorache Emanuela, Crisan Alexandru F, Fira-Mladinescu Ovidiu, Tudorache Voicu, Timar Bogdan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease that results in airflow limitation and respiratory distress, also having many nonrespiratory manifestations that affect both function and mobility. Preliminary evidence suggests that balance deficits const...
Topics
- Accidental Falls
- Adiposity
- Body Mass Index
- Bronchitis, Chronic
- Case-Control Studies
- Forced Expiratory Volume
- Health Status
- Humans
- Lung
- Muscle Strength
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Phenotype
- Postural Balance
- Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Risk Factors
- Sensation Disorders
- Vital Capacity