Respiratory therapy is another key component of a COPD treatment plan. Here's everything you need to know about respiratory therapy for COPD.
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Maintaining Independence With COPD
Staying independent with COPD is important, but can also be difficult. Consider these tips for managing your COPD and holding onto your independence.
Tips for Conserving Energy With COPD
When it comes to COPD and energy conservation, we need to identify the things in our life that suck away our energy.
Using Technology to Help Manage COPD
COPD patient Russell Winwood looks at how modern technology can play a part in improving a the quality of life of COPD patients everywhere.
How to Cope With Visitors With COPD
When you have COPD, entertaining visitors can seem like a chore. Consider these tips for having visitors with COPD and enjoy yourself when people come over.
Resisting the Urge to Give Up
Giving up is easy — especially when you are diagnosed with COPD. But resisting the urge to give up can lead to better treatment and quality of life.

COPD and the Spoon Theory
If you live with chronic illness, explaining your condition can be tough. The spoon theory was created to do just that, and has since become so much more.
Your Right to Smoke? My Right to Breathe
"You have the right to smoke, but you shouldn’t have the right to negatively affect someone else by doing so." Russell discusses secondhand smoke and COPD.
Flying With COPD: What You Need to Know
"With my experiences I have come to the conclusion that while flying with COPD can be difficult, it is possible," writes Russell on traveling with COPD.
Managing the Cost of COPD
It’s no secret the cost of COPD can bring a lot of financial strain, and the more exacerbations you experience, the higher the price of COPD management.