Is there an app for COPD?
myCOPD is the complete app for patients living with COPD. Perfect your inhaler technique with our easy-to-follow inhaler videos and learn how to manage your COPD from world experts. Complete online pulmonary rehabilitation classes from the comfort of your home and get the very best in COPD care.
What is a COPD team?
It's a medical care team. Your COPD care team includes providers who prescribe medicine, guide therapy to help you breathe easier, and give you tips on diet, exercise, and stress relief to improve your quality of life. All these moving parts work best when they communicate with each other as a team.
Can your lungs improve if you have COPD?
There is no cure for COPD, and the damaged lung tissue doesn't repair itself. However, there are things you can do to slow the progression of the disease, improve your symptoms, stay out of hospital and live longer. Treatment may include: bronchodilator medication – to open the airways.
What is the best exercise for someone with COPD?
The following are eight types of exercise that are good options for people with COPD:
- walking.
- jogging.
- jumping rope.
- bicycling.
- skating.
- low-impact aerobics.
- swimming.
- resistance training (with hand weights or bands)