An Investigation of Different Type Single Limb Exercise Training Effects on Functional Capacity, Arterial Stifness, Muscle Activation and Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

What this Trial Is About

COPD presents not only respiratory symtoms but also vascular or muscle dysfunction. Exercise limitation is observed in COPD. Especially, decreased exercise performance related to vascular and fatique in quadriceps muscle. Exercise training is important for aerobic performance increasing. Generally results show exercise training with both lower limb. Increaed arterial stiffness and fatigue are observed in COPD. One leg exercise training result is not enough to highlight these parameters. Three types single leg exercise intervantion will be applied. Exercise capacity, muscle strength, lung function, electromyography, lactate and quality of life will be measured.

An Investigation of Different Type Single Limb Exercise Training Effects in Copd