Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Orlando Health’s comprehensive Lung and Sleep Rehabilitation program is designed to meet the special needs of those living with chronic lung disease. You will be under the care of a rehabilitation healthcare team that includes doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians or nutritionists, and psychologists or social workers. Your team will work with you to develop an individualized plan that includes exercise, education, breathing retraining and behavioral intervention. The pulmonary rehabilitation exercise program lasts 10-12 weeks and can benefit anyone dealing with chronic lung disease.
Program Components
With a goal to improve functional capacity and enhance quality of life in our patients with limited lung function, the program includes:
- Breathing techniques
- Energy conservation
- Exercise and safe exercise progression
- Fall prevention
- Healthy sleep habits
- Managing lung disease
- Infection prevention
- Nutrition planning
- Oxygen therapy
- Planning for advanced directives
- Proper use of medications
- Stress/anxiety management
Program Benefits
Pulmonary rehabilitation can offer significant clinical and lifestyle improvements, including:
- Reducing shortness of breath
- Increasing exercise tolerance
- Decreasing anxiety and depression
- Improving quality of life by increasing mobility
- Reducing infections and hospitalizations
Conditions Treated
The Lung and Sleep Rehabilitation program can benefit patients with chronic lung and respiratory disease including:
- Asthma
- Emphysema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cystic fibrosis
- History of endobronchial valve placement
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer
- Lung volume reduction surgery (before and after lung transplantation)
- Pulmonary fibrosis