Nordic Walking improves daily physical activities in COPD: a randomised controlled trial

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In patients with COPD progressive dyspnoea leads to a sedentary lifestyle. To date, no studies exist investigating the effects of Nordic Walking in patients with COPD. Therefore, the aim was to determine the feasibility of Nordic Wal...

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Main Authors: Breyer Marie-Kathrin, Breyer-Kohansal Robab, Funk Georg-Christian, Dornhofer Nicole, Spruit Martijn A, Wouters Emiel FM, Burghuber Otto C, Hartl Sylvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-08-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Online Access:http://respiratory-research.com/content/11/1/112