Schons P, da Silva ES, Coertjens M, et al. - This research sought to correlate the height of jumps and functional parameters in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to those in healthy people, in addition to assessing the relationship among variables in patients with COPD. Researchers assessed 20 patients with COPD (forced expiratory volume [FEV1] % of predicted: 39.98 ± 11.69%; age: 62.95 ± 8.06 years) and 16 healthy people (FEV1% of predicted: 97.44 ± 14.45%; age: 59.94 ± 6.43 years), and all participants performed the Squat Jump (SJ) and Counter Movement Jump tests to evaluate rapid force considering the jumping height. The findings reveal that in patients with COPD, interventions targeting rapid force may bring improvements in functional mobility and physical fitness as well as reducing fall episodes.