Comparação entre as diferentes intensidades de exercicios de resistência para pacientes com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica

Abstract

Introdution: Chronic Obstrutive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a predictable and treatable disease with pulmonary and extrapulmonary effects. Its pulmonary component is characterized by progressive airflow limitation and not fully reversible. Despite compromising the lung, there are also significant syatemic damage, resulting limitation of physical capacity to patients with progressive loss of his physical condition. Pulmonary rehabilitation, using aerobic exercise has been recognized as part of their treatment of these patients to break the vicius cycle of dyspnea, deconditioning and weakness. Objetive: To evaluate through literature, the best physical training intensity for patients with COPD. Methodology: We review was performed to determine the effect of different methods and intensity of resistance training in searching databases LILACS, MEDLINE and BIREME. Results: The studies can show an improvement in endurance time, reduced dyspnea, and increased distance walked during the six minute walking endurance in physical training with different intensities. But was detected improvement in maximum exercise capacity and greater physiological effect with the high intensity training. Conclusion: There isn`t consensus in the literature as to the best of strength training in a pulmonary rehabilitation program.