Efeitos de um programa de exercícios físicos na tolerância ao esforço de indivíduos com tuberculose pulmonar / Effects of a physical exercise program in the effort tolerance by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis

RESUMO

A tuberculose (TB) pulmonar é uma doença infecto-contagiosa que apresenta sintomas respiratórios como tosse, expectoração purulenta, hemoptise, dispnéia e dor torácica. Poucos estudos têm considerado a limitação da capacidade de realizar exercícios na presença de doença pulmonar não obstrutiva.

ABSTRACT

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious, contagious disease with respiratory symptoms such as cough, purulent expectoration, hemoptysis, dyspnea, and thoracic pain. Few studies have considered the limitation of capacity to make exercises in the presence of non-obstructive pulmonary disease. The aim of this study was to compare dyspnea index, oxygen saturation and walked distance by pulmonary...