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 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 website.