Relationship of muscle strength with activities of daily living and quality of life in individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Abstract Introduction: Few activities of daily living (ADLs) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are tolerated because they are associated with ventilatory and metabolic changes. Simply lifting the upper limb muscle requires changes, resulting in thoracic abdominal asynchrony, increased...

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Main Authors: Gualberto Ruas, Wilbert Esteban Cárdenas Urquizo, George Kemil Abdalla, Dayana Pousa Siqueira Abrahão, Fabrizio Antonio Gomide Cardoso, Patrícia Sena Pinheiro, Mauricio Jamami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502016000100079&lng=en&tlng=en