169 Riverside Drive, Binghamton, NY 13905
Phone: 607-798-5847
Lourdes Cardiac Rehabilitation Program creates
a customized plan of exercise, education, and counseling to help
patients with heart disease return to a normal way of life after a
heart attack, coronary bypass surgery, angioplasty, or stabilized
angina. Cardiac rehabilitation is the bridge between
hospitalization and normal living. The benefit of regular physical
activity in cardiac patients is now widely recognized, so the
exercise program allows a patient to resume a lifestyle compatible
with his or her cardiovascular level.
The program's staff of specially trained
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certified cardiac nurses,
exercise physiologists, and dieticians provide a coordinated team
approach that meets each patient's needs. This includes an
individualized program of exercise, physical therapy, education,
and counseling based on a patient's medical situation, lifestyle,
and abilities.
The patient attends 1 to 1-1/2 hours of exercise and education
sessions three times a week for the duration of the program
(between 6-12 weeks). These sessions involve warm-up, dynamic
aerobic exercises and cool-down, education, and group
discussions.
Because cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised and
monitored program prescribed by your physician, it is covered by
Medicare and most medical insurance contracts.
If you think this program can help you, contact Lourdes Cardiac
Rehabilitation at 607-798-5847.
Don't Forget - The American Heart Association's controllable
factors for heart disease and heart attack are:
- Smoking
- High Blood Cholesterol
- High Blood Pressure
- Sedentary Lifestyle
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Stress
Learn more...
At the American Heart
Association's Web site.
