Muscle Stretching Technique Increases Vital Capacity and Range of Motion in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Standards for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with COPD: a summary of the ATS/ERS position paper

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Acute Lung Injury, Pulmonary Care, Advanced Lung Disease +21

Effects of Testosterone and Resistance Training in Men with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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Strength Training, Exercise Rehabilitation, Kinesiology +16

Reliability of Goniometric Measurements and Visual Estimates of Knee Range of Motion Obtained in a Clinical Setting

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Upright Posture, Gait Analysis, Measurement +18

Mechanical and physiological responses to stretching with and without preisometric contraction in human skeletal muscle

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Mechanobiology, Muscle Function, Kinesiology +13

Flexibility training: ballistic, static or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation?

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