The Effect of a Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Lung Function and Exercise Capacity in Patients With Burn

Pulmonary rehabilitation programs were designed to include both 30 minutes resistance and 30 minutes aerobic exercises. Eight basic resistnace exercises were used incorporating, bench press, leg press, leg curl, leg extension, toe raises, biceps curl, triceps curl, shoulder press. Additionally each exercise training session also included aerobic conditioning exercises ona treadmill or cycle ergometer. Aerobic exercise training was carried out 5 days per week, with each session lasting 30 minutes. All exercise sessions were preceded by a 5-minutes warm up period on a treadmill set.