Arm Activity During Daily Life in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Abstract

Arm activity intensity in individuals with COPD did not differ from that of healthy controls when measured by a wrist actigraph. Moreover, arm activity was not associated with other clinical outcomes of arm function. Disability during ADL is multifactorial, and only limited inferences of function can be made from accelerometer data.

Utilization of non-invasive imaging tools for assessment of peripheral skeletal muscle size and composition in chronic lung disease: A systematic review

“…Extended field of view techniques can help overcome this limitation of US [78]. Despite the variation in imaging protocols, lower extremity muscle size was consistently lower in those with lung disease than healthy controls even in mild disease [74], whereas upper extremity size was relatively preserved which may be partly attributed to maintenance of arm activities through activities of daily living [31,45,52,58].…”

“…There was a greater number of unique MRI/MRS image acquisition and analysis protocols compared to those for CT and US. Cross-sectional area (CSA) of the mid-thigh was measured in all 26 studies with CT [5,20e44], commonly utilizing the protocol published by Bernard et al [43] Similarly, most US studies assessed the CSA of the rectus femoris (n ¼ 14) [4,9,19,45e51,54e57], using the methods described by Seymour et al [9] Upper extremity muscle size was assessed in only six studies [31,34,36,45,52,58].…”

“…Based on four US studies, quadriceps muscle size was significantly greater in controls ranging from 17 to 25% compared to those with COPD [9,19,49,54] or ILD [45]. No differences were observed for upper extremity muscle size with any imaging modality [31,36,45,52,58].…”

Influence of Basic Anthropometric Variables on Pinch Strength of Dominant Hand in Healthy Individuals

“…Thirty bones comprise the arm's fundamental structure and serve as attachment sites for muscles, ligaments, and tendons (1). When these bones move together, they help us conduct all our daily actions (2). Hand grip strength (HGS) is one of the most common measurements used to evaluate upper limb functions.…”

Le congrès de l’European Respiratory Society

“…Autrement dit, les changements pourraient s'opérer aussi à destination de la famille qui serait partie prenante pour davantage d'activité physique quotidienne. L'entraînement des membres thoraciques fait partie d'un programme de réha-bilitation respiratoire mais leur hypoactivité supposée chez les patients atteints de BPCO n'est pas avérée d'après Tania Janaudis-Ferreira et al [18]. Les difficultés dans la vie quotidienne de ces patients ne sont pas liées pour l'instant aux capacités des bras, à l'activité manuelle mais davantage aux capacités de locomotion.…”