Overview

COPD presents not only respiratory symtoms but also vascular or muscle dysfunction. Exercise training is important for aerobic performance increasing. Generally results show exercise training with both lower limb. Increaed arterial stiffness and muscle oxygenation are observed in COPD. One leg exercise result is not enough to highlight these parameters.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• COPD patients that applied to physiotherapy
• cooperate to test
• no severe ortopedical and neurological disease no severe cardiovascular disease volunteer to study

Exclusion Criteria:

• have an acute exacerbation
• hypoxemia [PaO2] <55 mmHg
• no cooperated to test no volunteer to study having ortophedical and neurological diesase that affecting of tests having severe cardiovascular disease