A randomized controlled trial of balance training during pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with COPD.

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Deficits in balance are increasingly recognized among the important secondary impairments in COPD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of a balance-training program on measures of balance and physical function in patients with COPD enrolled in pulmonary rehabilitation (PR).

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Chest

Title: Chest

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1931-3543

ISSN (Print): 0012-3692

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2013

Volume: 144

Issue: 6

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[1 ] Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Cambridge, MA; Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[2 ] Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, St. John's Rehab Program, Toronto, ON, Canada; Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[3 ] Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[4 ] Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada; Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada.

[5 ] Respiratory Medicine, West Park Healthcare Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Physical Therapy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address: dina.brooks@utoronto.ca.

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Publisher Item ID: S0012-3692(15)48690-8

DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-1093

PubMed ID: 23975185

SO-VID: 02aa2395-2567-433e-b364-e72f526e5f53

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