by Jessica Schuman | Jan 12, 2023 | Asthma, COPD, Education, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs, Uncategorized
People with chronic lung disease may find exercise makes them short of breath, so they tend to avoid it. Exercise training can result in improvement in your quality of life, exercise capacity, and respiratory muscle strength. Some hospitals offer rehabilitation...
by Jessica Schuman | Jan 11, 2023 | Asthma, COPD, Education, Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs, Uncategorized
People with chronic lung disease may find exercise makes them short of breath, so they tend to avoid it. Exercise training can result in improvement in your quality of life, exercise capacity, and respiratory muscle strength. Some hospitals offer rehabilitation...
by Jessica Schuman | Sep 21, 2022 | Managing Lung Disease, The Lungs, Uncategorized
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) is a very contagious virus that affects a majority of infants before age 2, and is most common in late fall to early spring. Most children’s RSV appears as a common cold, but a few infant’s RSV can cause serious problems...
by Jessica Schuman | Sep 21, 2022 | Allergies, Uncategorized
Atopic march, also called allergic march, is the way allergies appear from infancy and progress through childhood. While this march can occur at any time, studies show that allergies tend to occur and progress in order from skin; atopic dermatitis (eczema) then to...
by Jessica Schuman | May 26, 2022 | COPD, The Lungs
Yoga is an exercise that uses your body and mind, combining breathing exercises, meditation, and yoga postures. Research has shown that for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), this low-impact exercise can provide improved quality of life and lung...
