I’ve been going to pulmonary rehab for about two years. It takes place at a very different kind of gym. It is a pulmonary rehab gym for people who have lung conditions and who need to be monitored (oxygen levels and heart rate) while exercising.
Pulmonary Rehab from a Patient’s Point of View
This video from the Lung Institute, shared in June 2015, is all about how yoga may help people with chronic lung diseases such as pulmonary fibrosis or COPD breathe easier. Staying healthy when you have pulmonary fibrosis. Find out more. Yoga is a gentle exercise that focuses on…
Bristol-Myers Squibb has acquired exclusive worldwide rights to Nitto Denko’s antifibrotic drug development efforts with siRNA molecules. In addition to the Japanese company’s lead compound ND-L02-s0201, currently in a Phase 1b clinical trial (NCT02227459) for advanced liver fibrosis, the agreement gives Bristol-Myers the right to obtain licenses for other…
In this video shared by the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation, we see a webinar filmed at the PFF Summit: From Bench to Bedside held in Washington D.C. in November 2015. Find out more about some of the early signs of pulmonary fibrosis here. Dr. Maryl E. Kreider presents…
Australian and German companies, AdAlta and  XL-protein, have entered into a collaboration to create a long-acting form of AdAlta’s AD-114, an antibody-based treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other fibrotic conditions. According to the agreement, XL-protein will contribute with their PASylation technology, attaching a string of amino acids that…
Windtree Therapeutics recently presented preclinical data supporting the potential effectiveness of its KL4 surfactant against acute and chronic lung injury and fibrosis induced by exposure to radiation. The data were presented at the 62nd Radiation Research Society (RRS) Annual Meeting, that took place in Hawaii in October. KL4 is a synthetic, peptide-containing surfactant structurally similar to the…
Exercising and keeping as fit as possible is encouraged for everyone, but especially for people with pulmonary fibrosis. Regular exercise has been shown to help pulmonary fibrosis patients, and keep stress levels low and improve sleep. Here are nine ways to motivate yourself to get out there and start exercising, based on tips…
Jordan Howard, the lead rusher for the Chicago Bears football team whose father died of pulmonary fibrosis (PF), will announced his intent to be a PF advocate and supporter of efforts to better treat and cure the disease today at the 2016 Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF) Volunteer Meeting in Chicago. Howard’s father, Dr. Reginald…
Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung condition that causes scarring of the lung tissue which results in difficulty breathing. Did you know that pulmonary fibrosis can be difficult to diagnose and treat? In this video by Boehringer Ingelheim Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis,…
I don’t know about you, but for me adjusting sure is hard. I just got back from a visit to University of California, San Francisco, for my six-month check-up at the Interstitial Lung Department. It’s one of three places in California where lung transplants (along with Stanford…
