asthma | The Breathing Specialist https://thebreathingspecialist.com Education. Exercise. Empowerment Sat, 25 Mar 2023 00:12:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Doctors Taking Names! https://thebreathingspecialist.com/doctors-taking-names/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doctors-taking-names https://thebreathingspecialist.com/doctors-taking-names/#respond Tue, 29 Dec 2015 00:27:02 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=436 Dear Doctor, There’s one in every crowd… that one patient that just can’t get their medication routine down, can’t find a good enough reason to quit smoking, can’t make any time to exercise. Or maybe you can think of 10 of these patients, right off the top of your head. Go ahead and grab a […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/doctors-taking-names/feed/ 0 Let’s Get Ready for COPD Success https://thebreathingspecialist.com/lets-get-ready-for-copd-success/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lets-get-ready-for-copd-success https://thebreathingspecialist.com/lets-get-ready-for-copd-success/#respond Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:40:10 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=393 https://thebreathingspecialist.com/lets-get-ready-for-copd-success/feed/ 0 Do You Really have COPD? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/do-you-really-have-copd/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-really-have-copd https://thebreathingspecialist.com/do-you-really-have-copd/#respond Thu, 10 Sep 2015 23:44:25 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=295 Congratulations, you have been categorized. First, I don’t want to minimize the impact COPD has on a person. Just getting the diagnosis of COPD from a doctor, and then learning to live with it, are very daunting tasks. If you got your diagnosis from a Pulmonologist, who did some sort of spirometry or Pulmonary Function […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/do-you-really-have-copd/feed/ 0 Can Someone with Asthma ever completely Ditch the Inhalers? https://thebreathingspecialist.com/can-someone-with-asthma-ever-completely-ditch-the-inhalers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=can-someone-with-asthma-ever-completely-ditch-the-inhalers https://thebreathingspecialist.com/can-someone-with-asthma-ever-completely-ditch-the-inhalers/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:37:59 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=292 Can someone with asthma ever completely ditch the inhalers?  I came across an interesting article in the Huffington Post Healthy Living Blog, about the possibility of getting off inhalers.   The story outlines a patient who has symptoms of asthma, and went through the classic course: antibiotics, then inhalers, then medication for gastric reflux, all […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/can-someone-with-asthma-ever-completely-ditch-the-inhalers/feed/ 0 Let the Respiratory Season Begin! https://thebreathingspecialist.com/let-the-respiratory-season-begin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-the-respiratory-season-begin https://thebreathingspecialist.com/let-the-respiratory-season-begin/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:28:40 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=290 ~Sigh. You just got a message that Mr. Jones is back in the hospital. Again. You just saw him last week! He looked fine…. no complaints. He hasn’t smoked now in 5 years. He tries to exercise, but gets tired quickly. You did a quick 02 test on him in the hallways, and he doesn’t […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/let-the-respiratory-season-begin/feed/ 0 Dear Doctor: This site can help you https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dear-doctor-this-site-can-help-you/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dear-doctor-this-site-can-help-you https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dear-doctor-this-site-can-help-you/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2015 23:22:54 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=288 Dear Doctor, Hi, I am Kelly Welton, founder of COPD Success. Before I blather on about all my degrees and experience, I want to tell you WHY I started this business. I’ve been doing Pulmonary Rehab for about 15 years, graduating 6 patients every 6 weeks. That’s 48 people every year that can get out, […]

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]]> https://thebreathingspecialist.com/dear-doctor-this-site-can-help-you/feed/ 0 Why Pulmonary Rehab is a Waste of Time https://thebreathingspecialist.com/why-pulmonary-rehab-is-a-waste-of-time/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-pulmonary-rehab-is-a-waste-of-time https://thebreathingspecialist.com/why-pulmonary-rehab-is-a-waste-of-time/#respond Sun, 30 Nov 2014 05:33:03 +0000 http://thebreathingspecialist.com/?p=134 Study after study shows the benefits of Pulmonary Rehab programs. Most PR programs at major medical centers follow the guidelines laid out by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehab: Six to eight weeks of supervised exercise 2-3 times a week, coupled with education on a variety of topics, shows improved 6 minute walk […]

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