Pulmonary rehabilitation in Ankara
A programme combining breathing techniques and exercise training to ease breathlessness, make it easier to clear phlegm and increase exercise capacity in COPD, bronchiectasis, long-term lung disease and after chest or abdominal surgery.
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What is pulmonary Rehabilitation (Respiratory Physiotherapy)?
Respiratory physiotherapy covers breathing techniques that improve lung ventilation, methods to clear phlegm from the airways and exercises that improve overall fitness. The comprehensive form used in chronic lung diseases such as COPD is called pulmonary rehabilitation: endurance exercise such as walking or cycling, arm and leg strength work, pursed-lip and diaphragmatic breathing, energy-saving techniques and training in medicines and inhaler use are given together. In COPD, pulmonary rehabilitation has been shown with strong evidence to reduce breathlessness and increase walking distance and quality of life. It does not reverse lung damage, but by helping the muscles use oxygen more efficiently it lets you do more with the same lungs. Breathing exercises before and after surgery help prevent problems such as part of the lung collapsing and pneumonia.
How is pulmonary Rehabilitation (Respiratory Physiotherapy) done?
- Assessment by a chest physician or physical medicine doctor, lung function tests and measuring exercise capacity (for example a 6-minute walk test)
- Determining oxygen needs and a safe exercise load
- Teaching diaphragmatic and pursed-lip breathing, coughing and phlegm-clearing techniques
- Supervised endurance and strength exercises
- Planning energy saving in daily tasks, inhaler use and a home exercise programme
Who is pulmonary Rehabilitation (Respiratory Physiotherapy) suitable for?
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