Exercise & Pulm Rehab

03 Jan Practical Ways to Increase Physical Activity When You Have COPD [VIDEO]

Posted at 06:04h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Heart & Metabolic Heath, Videos 3 Comments

Drs. Barry Make, Richard Casaburi, and Bruce Bender continue their roundtable discussions about COPD; this time they talk about practical...

21 Dec What Happens When You Have COPD And Lower Your Physical Activity: A Roundtable Discussion [VIDEO]

Posted at 06:09h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Videos 3 Comments

Drs. Barry Make, Richard Casaburi, and Bruce Bender continue their roundtable discussions about COPD; this time they talk about what...

14 Dec Increasing Physical Activity When You Have COPD: A Roundtable Discussion [VIDEO]

Posted at 06:16h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Videos 3 Comments

Three leaders in their field discuss the challenges and benefits of increasing physical activity for people with COPD: Dr. Barry...

07 Dec Pursed Lips Breathing For People With Pulmonary Fibrosis [VIDEO]

Posted at 06:00h in Better Breathing, COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Oxygen, Videos 2 Comments

By Brian L. Tiep, MD Pursed lips breathing has been shown to relieve shortness of breath and increase oxygen saturation in...

20 Nov Ted Koppel To Talk About COPD on CBS Sunday Morning

Posted at 07:34h in COPD Research, Exercise & Pulm Rehab, Videos 0 Comments

On Sunday, November 26, 2017, Mr. Ted Koppel, veteran broadcast journalist, and a long time supporter of the COPD Foundation will...

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/.