The effect of combining manual therapy with exercise for mild chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a major cause of disability and hospital admission. Current management strategies have not been successful in altering the loss of lung function typically seen as the disease progresses. A recent systematic review into the use of sp...

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Main Authors: Roger M. Engel, Jaxson Wearing, Peter Gonski, Subramanyam Vemulpad
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2027-z