Guide to Pulmonary Fibrosis & Interstitial Lung Diseases

The Pulmonary Wellness Guide for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Diseases is a resource for all people living with respiratory disease including patients, their families and caretakers, and clinicians. This well-rounded guidebook was written FOR patients, caregivers, and clinicians BY patients, caregivers, and clinicians. The Pulmonary Wellness Guide for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Diseases is the fusion of thirty years of clinical practice, education and research by Dr. Noah Greenspan, board-certified clinical specialist in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy, Founder of the Pulmonary Wellness Foundation, and Program Director of the Pulmonary Wellness Complex Rehabilitation Center in New York City. This brand new edition draws together a complex variety of threads, clearly defining the key components of living your best life with an interstitial lung disease; including the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the respiratory system; the multifactorial and multi-systemic nature of breathing; the role of medicine (physician, diagnosis and treatment) in the management and prevention of respiratory disease; and the importance of lifestyle factors, such as exercise, nutrition and managing your emotions, as well as the prevention of infection; in ultimate pulmonary wellness; and living your absolute best life with respiratory disease, again, from the unique perspective of patients and caregivers intimately involved in its creation.