Pulmonary rehabilitation and whole-body vibration in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract The Whole-Body Vibration (WBV) has been described as an alternative therapeutic resource for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) with similarity to the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program (PRP). The aim of the study was to compare PRP to WBV on functional capacity and qu...

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Main Authors: Maria Carolina da Silva Cardoso, Larissa Bouwman Sayão, Rosália Maria Pinheiro Souza, Patrícia Érika de Melo Marinho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) 2016-06-01
Series:Motriz: Revista de Educacao Fisica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-65742016000200044&lng=en&tlng=en