Cardiac & Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Conditioning and Rehabilitation is a program that provides progressive exercise and education for individuals with chronic pulmonary diseases, as well as recovering cardiac patients, and those with chronic cardiac disease.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Pulmonary Rehabilitation has evolved in response to the dramatic increase in numbers of individuals with chronic pulmonary diseases and the changing views of health promotion. For many years, the standard of care for pulmonary patients included inactivity, rest and medical treatment. Today, pulmonary rehabilitation programs view activity as therapy and a means of conditioning, along with medical treatment. Actively involving participants in their own health care has been demonstrated as a benefit of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Pulmonary conditioning programs have been developed based on sound preventative and therapeutic rehabilitative care with the goal of training individuals in specific techniques. These techniques and strategies improve the ability to participate in life's activities. Increasing exercise tolerance is the key to independence and self-reliance.

Essential Components of a Pulmonary Conditioning and Rehabilitation Program

Columbia St. Mary's offers the following comprehensive education programs designed according to your needs.

• Education about anatomy and physiology
• Adapting to lung disease and/or chronic breathing and cough techniques
• Medications
• Bronchial hygiene techniques
• Exercise program...getting fit
• Individual and/or family counseling
• Smoking cessation techniques and strategies

Columbia St. Mary’s Cardiac Rehabilitation is dedicated to the full recovery of every heart patient. Using the highest standards of care and treatment, a team of registered nurses, exercise specialists, registered dietitians, diabetic consultants and behavioral specialists will work with patients’ physicians to help them achieve their goals.

An individualized program, designed around the specific needs and objectives of the patient, will include:

• Physical assessment and management of health and recovery
• Aerobic exercise and strengthening
• Education that supports healthy lifestyle choices

Patients who benefit from Cardiac Rehabilitation include people recovering from:

• Coronary Bypass Surgery
• Valve Repair
• Angioplasty or stent insertion
• Heart Attack
• Heart Transplant
• Congenital Repairs
• Aneurysm Repair
• Internal cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) placement
• Permanent pacemaker placement

Cardiac Rehabilitation can also help those with:

• Stable angina
• Irregular heartbeats
• Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD)
• Cardiomyopathy
• Congestive Heart Failure

For more information call:

Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee
2301 N. Lake Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 291-1207

Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee
13111 N. Port Washington Rd.
Mequon, WI 53097
(262) 243-7405