Lead Sponsor

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Age

55 - 80 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

•Clinical diagnosis of COPD, in stages II, III and IV, according to criteria of the Global Initiative for COPD (GOLD);
•Clinically stable, i.e., absence of infections or exacerbations in the last 3 months;
•Medical team allows patient to exercise
•Availability of attending the rehabilitation program.

•Unstable primary pathologies (cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, psychiatric);
•Hemodynamic instability;
•Nutritional supplementation on the 4 weeks preceding the study;
•Severe hearing or visual impairment recorded on patient chart or self-referred;
•Obesity (BMI \> 30 kg/m2);
•Neurological or musculoskeletal condition that severely limits mobility and postural control, thus making it impossible to carry out the assessments;
•Electronic devices, such as heart pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillator;
•Skin injuries and infection where electrodes would be placed;
•Prior participation in pulmonary rehabilitation programs 3 months previous to the study;
•Vertigo;
•Active smoker and/or alcoholic;
•Neurological impairment or cerebellar lesions;
•Deficit in cognitive function;
•Severe vitamin D deficiency;
•Physically active.