Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is more likely to conjure images of breathlessness rather than weak muscles, but can COPD also cause muscle weakness? Research seems to show a correlation.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who experienced handgrip strength (HGS) weakness may be more susceptible to exacerbation, a new study shows. Patients with chronic ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is closely related to skeletal muscle dysfunction, and the evaluation of respiratory muscle function has recently been recommended. An Osaka Metropolitan ...

Physical frailty affects a large proportion of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic respiratory failure and current tools for detection may be inadequate, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with neuromuscular diseases face an increased risk for respiratory muscle weakness, which can ...

No benefit of high-flow therapy (HFT) can be derived from the available study data for patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic type 1 respiratory failure. It ...

In this Journal feature, information about a real patient is presented in stages (boldface type) to an expert clinician, who responds to the information by sharing relevant background and reasoning ...

The same biological processes that drive aging — such as energy loss — may also contribute to lung diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Cleveland Clinic researchers have ...