PHYSICAL THERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASES: SIGNIFICANCE, MEANS AND PRINCIPLES
Journal: Sport Science and Human Health
Year: 2019

Physical rehabilitation, along with the pharmaceutical treatment, is one of the main components of the recovery and the maintenance of health of the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The treatment and rehabilitation results of the physical therapy largely depend on the proper use of its means, requiring the knowledge of its principles. The aim of the study was to establish the means and principles of the physical therapy in COPD, the use of which allows achieving the op