Benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, and fatal fibrotic interstitial pneumonia with poor prognosis.There have been no effective pharmacologic therapies.In recent years, anti-fibrotic drugs such as pirfenidone and nidanib have been found.These drugs can prevent the disease from worsening, but do not improve it.Therefore, non-pharmacological therapies such as pulmonary rehabilitation, in recent years, have become the focus of research. Key words: Pulmonary fibrosis, idiopathic; Pulmonary rehabilitation