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Lead
National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
The specific aims of the study are:
1. difference of respiratory muscle performance between three groups
2. the correlation between respiratory symptom and pulmonary functional test
3. difference of functional respiratory performance (peak cough flow of voluntary cough) between three groups
4. muscle activation of abdominal muscle and diaphragm during performing voluntary force
5. performance of diaphragm under different breathing load
Age
20–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
1. Health subject
* aged 20 years or above
* currently not being diagnosis as COPD
* less than 4 times/week of aerobic exercise
2. COPD-like subject
* aged 20 years or above
* currently not being diagnosis as COPD
* presented of COPD symptoms (coughing, sputum production and dyspnea), last for 3 months and more than 2 years
* score more than 1 on modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) or COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
3. COPD subject
aged 20 years or above
currently being diagnosis as COPD
haven't participated in any pulmonary rehabilitation program in the past three months
You may not be if
Untreated comorbidities for COPD
Postural asymmetries (Scoliosis, length discrepancy of the lower limbs or other previous surgical history of spine)
Chronic nonspecific lumbopelvic pain
Gynecological or abdominal surgery in the previous year
Pregnancy or post-delivery in the previous 6 months
Neurological or inflammatory disorders
Any conditions that may interfere with the data collection
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