Pulmonary Rehabilitation 101

People with IPF and PF can experience increasing shortness of breath and cough. These symptoms may lead to a progressive decline in physical activities and social isolation, and worsening breathlessness, fatigue, and mood disorders including depression and anxiety. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has been found to improve physical function, breathlessness (dyspnea), mood and quality of life in people with IPF and other types of pulmonary fibrosis (PF). Pulmonary rehabilitation includes exercise training, education on managing your disease, and learning how to develop behavior change strategies and stick with healthy behaviors.

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