Background: Limb muscle dysfunction is prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and it has important clinical implications, such as reduced exercise tolerance …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a respiratory disease that results in
airflow limitation and respiratory distress. The effects of COPD, however, are not exclusively …

Background Although balance deficits are increasingly recognized in COPD, little is known
regarding the disordered subcomponents underlying the control of balance. We aimed to …

PURPOSE: Reduced maximal, peripheral muscle strength is associated with exercise
intolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Therefore, it is …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients often experience lower limb muscle
dysfunction and wasting. Exercise-based training has potential to improve muscle function …

Reduction of aerobic exercise performance observed under hypoxic conditions is mainly
attributed to altered muscle metabolism due to impaired O2 delivery. It has been recently …

Around one third of intensive care unit (ICU) patients will develop severe neuromuscular
alterations, known as intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW), during their stay. The …

Background Peripheral muscle weakness can be caused by both peripheral muscle and
neural alterations. Although peripheral alterations cannot totally explain peripheral muscle …

Background and objective: Non‐invasive ventilation (NIV) might improve peripheral muscle
function and exercise capacity in severely disabled patients. This study evaluated the …

“Exercise starts and ends in the brain”: this was the title of a review article authored by Dr.
Bengt Kayser back in 2003. In this piece of work, the author highlights that pioneer studies …