Cardiac Rehabilitation has been mentioned for ages in Medical and Rehab literatures but is hardly followed in India. It is a customized program of Supervised Exercise & Education. It is designed to help patients recover from Heart Attacks, other Heart Diseases or Heart Surgeries (Angioplasty, Bypass Surgery).
It is a journey of helping patient get back to the pre disease quality of life – Physical, Mental & Social. It strengthens the heart, lungs, vasculature, and muscles, prevents conditions from worsening, and decreases the risk for future heart problems. It increases the patient’s overall chances of survival.
Yes, it’s extremely important for heart patients to exercise under expert supervision with a structured Exercise Protocol. Mission Health’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program makes Heart patients exercise under the supervision of Cardiac Physiotherapists.
A Supervised Exercise Program includes monitored, gradual Cardiac and Pulmonary Conditioning that starts with Interval Training and progresses towards Continuous Training, Postural Correction, Breathing Exercises, Pranayama & Meditation, Nutritional Counselling, & Life Style Modification. It generally lasts for 3-6 months, but it’s very beneficial to continue this program as long as possible.
Mission Health is the first in the country to centralize its surroundings with the wireless live ECG monitoring System which means Heart Rate, Heart Strain, Heart Rhythms, Breathing Rate, Heart Rate Variability, Continuous ECG of the patient undergoing Cardiac Rehab are constantly under the eagle eyes of Physiotherapists Specializing in Cardiac Physiotherapy.
So let’s together make your heart happy and strong by safe guarding it from future illness.
