COPD but also heart failure

COPD but also heart failure

Both COPD and heart failure are respiratory muscle disorders, therefore sharing a range of symptoms such as dyspnea and exercise tolerance.
Respiratory Muscle Traning  using the Breather is highly beneficial to improve dyspnea, exercise tolerance, and in both COPD and heart failure. In addition, RMT improves cardiac autonomy, thereby working on the underlying reason for heart failure.


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