Association between peripheral muscle strength, exercise performance, and physical activity in daily life in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Conclusions Peripheral muscle strength may be associated with exercise performance but not with physical activity in daily life. This may be due to the fact that EP tests evaluate patients’ true abilities while PADL accelerometers may not.

http://link.springer.com/10.1186/2049-6958-9-37

Source: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine - July 3, 2014 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: research