It’s called dynamic hyperinflation. Overextension can cause your lungs to be less flexible even when you’re at rest, or not doing anything. That’s called static hyperinflation.

Noninvasive ventilation during exercise reduced dynamic hyperinflation and increased cycle endurance in adults with severe COPD, researchers reported in Chest.“Bilevel noninvasive ventilation ...

Inhaled bronchodilators reduce dynamic hyperinflation during exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996;153:967-975. Crossref.

The greater dynamic hyperinflation means that obese individuals lose the ability to inhale as deeply or exhale as fully as normal weight individuals," Taylor said. Sponsored Content by Taboola.

Dynamic hyperinflation occurs when you start to inhale before you've finished exhaling from your last breath. When this happens, you still have air in your lungs from your last breath, ...

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine pulmonologist, Ralph Panos, MD explains, “The main cause of breathlessness in COPD is something called air trapping, or dynamic hyperinflation. It’s an ...

That resistance to airflow creates the back pressure, which relieves the air trapping and dynamic hyperinflation,” explained Dr. Panos. The researchers say there are many benefits of slow ...

This causes static and dynamic hyperinflation at rest and with increased breathing during exercise, leading to dyspnea. 1,2,3. Various types of PFT are used to diagnose and manage COPD.

A team of physician-scientists have developed a non-invasive device that can help patients with their breathing, without needing medication.

When their breath quickens, such as during physical activities or while stressed, more and more air stays within the lungs, causing “dynamic hyperinflation” that leads to breathlessness and ...