Provides assessment and treatment for clients living with chronic lung disease who are motivated to stay independent, live better and breathe easier
Focused on enhancing quality of life by offering a comprehensive and individually tailored approach to chronic lung disease through evaluation of the client's lung disease, providing education, skills and supervised exercise, with goals to:

• Help clients better understand their lung condition
• Increase self-confidence and self-reliance in day-to-day management of lung disease
• Reduce the intensity and impact of symptoms of lung disease
• Prevent or reduce hospital admissions, reduce length of hospital stays and physician visits
• Provide a personalized exercise program to increase strength and endurance, decrease shortness of breath, and improve overall quality of life.
• Encourage/assist clients to maintain their pulmonary health and overall fitness post-program

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program focuses on the following skills:

• Enhancing understanding of the cause, progression, and treatment of chronic lung disease
• Optimizing inhaler medications techniques
• Breathing techniques to reduce the feeling of shortness of breath
• Airway clearance techniques to control coughing and improve mucous clearance
• Strategies to help conserve energy and perform daily activities more easily
• A personalized exercise program to help improve shortness of breath and overall quality of life