Exercise & Pulm Rehab

06 Oct American Health Journal 4-Minute Interview With Richard Casaburi

Posted at 06:46h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Oxygen, Videos 1 Comment

In this video interview, Richard Casaburi, PhD, MD, and President of PERF, explains the basics of COPD, therapies available, and...

25 Aug Successful Aging

Posted at 05:53h in Better Breathing, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Mental Health, Nutrition & Diet, Sleep, Uncategorized 0 Comments

This letter by the late Dr. Thomas Petty was published on the PERF2ndWind website in August of 2005, and the...

28 Jul Exercise Testing Is Valuable In Measuring The Success of Treatments for COPD

Posted at 06:00h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab 0 Comments

PERF’s Richard Casaburi, Ph.D., M.D., Janos Porszasz, Ph.D., M.D., and Harry B. Rossiter, Ph.D., contributed to a study published earlier this...

07 Jul 7 Non-Drug Treatments for COPD

Posted at 06:51h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Nutrition & Diet, Other Lung Therapies 1 Comment

In addition to the many beneficial drugs that are available for the treatment of COPD, there are several effective non-drug...

12 May The Dual Effects of Outdoor Exercise in Polluted Areas

Posted at 05:36h in Air Quality, Allergy, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab 0 Comments

Here in Los Angeles where PERF is located, we possess year-round moderate temperatures and sunny skies, making outdoor exercise a...

The Pulmonary Education and Research Foundation (PERF) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that was formed from a passion to improve the outlook for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), through research into pulmonary rehabilitation and other patient-centered therapies. Over time, this purpose has adapted to include other diseases where shortness-of-breath and exercise intolerance are hallmark symptoms.

PERF publishes a free blog, and responds to reader’s questions and concerns, for those who experience breathing difficulties or exercise limitations.

For more information visit us on the web at https://perf2ndwind.org/.