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Effect of endurance versus resistance training on quadriceps muscle dysfunction in COPD: a pilot study.
International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 1 Jan 2016
Iepsen Ulrik Winning, Munch Gregers Druedal Wibe, Rugbjerg Mette, Rinnov Anders Rasmussen, Zacho Morten, Mortensen Stefan Peter, Secher Niels H, Ringbaek Thomas, Pedersen Bente Klarlund, Hellsten Ylva, Lange Peter, Thaning Pia
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Exercise is an important countermeasure to limb muscle dysfunction in COPD. The two major training modalities in COPD rehabilitation, endurance training (ET) and resistance training (RT), may both be efficient in improving muscle strength, exercise capacity, and health-related quality of life, but the effects on quadriceps muscle characteristics have not been thoroughly described. METHODS: Thirty...
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