摘要：Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often complain of disorders not only during walking but also in arm-raising postures of daily activities. In the present study, six COPD patients undertook quantitative armergometer exercise training, and their subjective clinical conditions, trunk function, and exercise performance were compared between before and after the training. After the training, dyspnea was significantly improved with an increase in breathing capacity, and the COPD patients showed improvement in trunk plasticity and back muscle strength. These suggest that the quantitative asrmergometer exercise training may play an effective role in improving dyspnea.
