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A service that is designed for those who experience lung problems such as:
- COPD (Emphysema or chronic bronchitis)
- Bronchiectasis
- Sarcoidosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Fibrosis
- Interstitial lung disease
- Lung cancer and lung cancer surgery
- Lung volume reduction surgery
- Pre and post lung transplantation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation helps participants:
- Experience less difficulty with breathing
- Increase muscle strength and endurance
- Improve their ability to cope with daily activities
- Understand how to use medications and oxygen appropriately
- Improve quality of life
- Reduce hospitalizations
Typical Pulmonary Rehabilitation programs include:
- Monitored and supervised exercises
- Education about your pulmonary condition, control of symptoms, medications, and oxygen
- Assistance with smoking cessation
- Stress reduction and/or management techniques sessions
Click on the links below for more information on:
Pulmonary Rehabilitation | How the Lungs Work | Tobacco Cessation | Coping with Stress from Lung Disease | Depression and COPD | Alternatives if you cannot attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Home Oxygen | Use of Nebulizers, Peak Flow Meters | Travel With Oxygen | Nutrition | COPD | Exercise and COPD | Chronic Bronchitis | Emphysema | Pulmonary Fibrosis | Sarcoidosis | Pulmonary HTN | Bronchiectasis | Cystic Fibrosis | Asthma
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Pulmonary Rehabilitation
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How the Lungs Work
Tobacco Cessation
Coping with Stress from Lung Disease
Depression and COPD
Alternatives if you cannot attend Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Home Oxygen
Use of Nebulizers, Peak Flow Meters
Travel with Oxygen
Nutrition
COPD
Exercise and COPD
Asthma