HELPING YOU BREATHE BETTER

Breathe easier and get back into life...Better breathing for better life.

pulmoville's pulmonary rehabilitation programs help you regain control breathing problems caused by moderate to severe lung disease. If you're being considered for lung transplant surgery, Pulmonary rehabilitation can help you meet the requirements for the lung transplant waiting list, strengthen you for the surgery, and help you recover from the procedure.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation includes exercise classes and education about your lung disease or condition. PR may help you participate in activities with less shortness of breath and teach you how to "live" better with your lung condition. Additional education helps you:

Reduce and control breathing difficulties and other symptoms.
Learn more about your disease, treatment options, and chronic disease coping strategies.
Learn to manage your disease by understanding and using your medications properly.
Maintain healthy behaviors such as smoking cessation, good nutrition, and exercise.

Who Benefits From Pulmonary Rehabilitation?

Shortness of Breath and Fatigue from Lung Disease

If you have shortness of breath and fatigue due to chronic lung disease, you are a potential candidate for pulmonary rehabilitation. This is true whether you are in a wheelchair, an oxygen, or otherwise physically impaired. Pulmonary rehabilitation won't cure your disease or help you get off oxygen. But we can help you learn how to overcome the shortness of breath and fatigue you associate with exercise.

Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Studies document the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation include:

Decreased number of hospitalizations.
Decreased length of stay during needed hospitalizations
Reduced length of stay needed hospitalizations
Reduced dependency on others
Decreased shortness of breath
Increased individual exercise tolerance

What are the goals of pulmonary Rehabilitation

To manage symptoms of respiratory impairment
Decrease the number of instances of respiratory distress
Optimize functional lung capacity
Maintain independence in activities of daily living
Improve the dynamics of respiration through breathing retaining
Provide a supportive environment for the patient and family to learn to cope with the problems inherent in lung disease processes

Who can benefit?

Individuals who may benefit from pulmonary rehab often have COPD, Other pulmonary diseases that might qualify an individual for pulmonary rehab include:

Emphysema
Asthma
Restrictive lung disease
Chronic bronchitis
Cystic fibrosis
Patients requiring lung transplant
Black lung
Pulmonary hypertension

Stronger, Improved Breathing

Nearly all of our participants feel better by the second week. Nearly all complete our programs and see improvement in their activities of daily living, including being able to walk in the mall and climb more stairs. As you get stronger and your breathing improves, depression and anxiety also decrease. And, studies show that learning to use your medical therapies properly and following a personalized action plan -- both of which we teach in pulmonary rehab -- reduce hospital admissions.

BEST BREATHING TECHNIQUES

BEST EXERCISES FOR PULMONARY HEALTH & WELLNESS

PROPER PULMONARY MEDICATION USE

PULMONARY-SPECIFIC NUTRITION

STRESS, ANXIETY & DEPRESSION MANAGEMENT AND RELAXATION TRAINING

PREVENTION OF PULMONARY INFECTIONS & EXACERBATIONS

Reduce and control breathing difficulties and other symptoms
Learn more about your disease, treatment options, and chronic disease coping strategies
learn to manage your disease by understanding and using your medications properly
Maintain healthy behaviors such as smoking cessation, good nutrition, and exercise

Educational Programs

Education classes focus on COPD as well as other chronic lung disease to provide you with information about:

Medications, including drug actions, side effects, using an inhaler, and self- care techniques
Understanding and using oxygen therapy
Diet, nutrition and weight management
Breathing retraining
Importance of exercise
Strategies for managing breathing problems
Symptom assessment and knowledge about when to seek medical treatment

Monitored and Supervised Exercise

People who have chronic lung disease are more prone to depression, anxiety, and

other emotional difficulties. Our program addresses these issues and offers support resources, if needed.

Psychological Support

A physical activity plan is tailored to your needs. Exercise will help improve your endurance and muscle strength, so you're better able to carry out daily activities.

" Symptoms of anxiety and depression are prevalent in individuals referred to pulmonary rehabilitation, may affect outcomes, and can be ameliorated by this intervention"

- American Thoracic Society

"Pulmonary rehabilitation offered to individuals with chronic respiratory diseases other than COPD has demonstrated improvements in symptoms, exercise tolerance, and quality of life"

- American Thoracic Society

Starting Rehab

Following your physician referral, an initial evaluation will be scheduled.

During your initial evaluation, one of our patient care co-ordinator will help determine your short-term and long-term goals, and the best course of treatment.

The initial consultation involves review and assessment of your:

Medical history (to determine if you can benefit from pulmonary rehabilitation).
Lung function test results (your physician can call to 928-460-2196).
Physical abilities and oxygen levels (measured with a noninvasive oxygen monitor).
Symptoms (e.g., shortness of breath, cough, fatigue) and medications,
General nutrition, weight and height.

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