An estimated 1.2 million people are living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to figures from the British Lung Foundation, it is the second most common lung disease after asthma.
Paul Brice is a sports scientist who has developed a fresh approach to managing breathlessness: the horrific feeling of having to fight for every breath is all-too-familiar to those living with COPD.
We have an interesting review of his book describing the Brice Method, written as a Q and A between our own Mary Farmer and patient expert Chris Warburton.