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