A Cochrane systematic review assessed randomized trials of pulmonary rehabilitation initiated after COPD exacerbations. The review found that rehabilitation improved important patient-centered outcomes, including exercise capacity and health-related quality of life, and the evidence available at the time suggested substantial reductions in subsequent hospital admissions. The review is particularly valuable because it places individual rehabilitation trials into a broader evidence framework and supports the concept that rehabilitation can be clinically meaningful after an exacerbation rather than only during stable disease. This is directly aligned with the NAPCON emphasis on structured rehabilitation, exercise prescription and the six-minute walk test. For clinicians, the practical implication is to consider referral early enough to capture the recovery window while ensuring the patient is medically stable and able to participate. The review also highlights the heterogeneity of rehabilitation programs, which means that “pulmonary rehabilitation” is not a single standardized intervention delivered identically everywhere. Program structure, exercise intensity, supervision and follow-up all affect implementation. The article is useful when discussing why rehabilitation should be integrated into COPD pathways rather than offered only after repeated treatment failures.