Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is applied in many diseases such as COPD, bronchial asthma, lung diseases, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, cancer and heart attack. Stating that cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is applied in many areas from exercise training to ways of coping with shortness of breath; from methods of coping with stress to smoking cessation initiatives and behavioral changes, experts draw attention to the importance of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation method on quality of life.
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Every year, April 8-14 is celebrated as "Heart Health Week" to raise awareness about cardiovascular health.
Specialist Physiotherapist Lecturer Filiz Eyüboğlu from Üsküdar University NP Feneryolu Medical Center gave important information about "cardiopulmonary rehabilitation" that improves the quality of life of patients.
What is "cardiac" and "pulmonary" rehabilitation?
Lecturer Filiz Eyüboğlu gave the following information about "cardiac" and "pulmonary" rehabilitation:
"Cardiac rehabilitation: It is a treatment approach that aims to provide permanent health-improving behaviors with the aim of achieving the highest possible physical, psychological and functional capacity of people with heart, vascular and chest diseases.
Pulmonary (respiratory) rehabilitation: Pulmonary rehabilitation is an intervention that aims to improve the physical and psychological status of people with chronic (persistent) respiratory disease (such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD), to increase the level of activity in daily life, and includes exercise training specially prepared for the patient after a detailed patient evaluation."
In which cases is cardiopulmonary rehabilitation applied?
"The individual exercise capacity of each patient who applies to our clinic and the effect of the disease on activities of daily living and health-related quality of life are determined and a personalized rehabilitation program is drawn. In line with the created program, people are included in the rehabilitation/treatment program." Eyüboğlu listed the areas where cardiopulmonary rehabilitation applications are performed as follows:
- "People with respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchial asthma, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung diseases, bronchiectasis, chest wall diseases and sleep breathing disorders (In addition to their standard treatment, they should definitely receive respiratory therapy),
-Diabetes mellitus (diabetes),
-People with hypertension (high blood pressure),
-People with or at risk of cardiovascular (cardiovascular) and cardiopulmonary (heart-lung) disease,
-People with obesity problems,
-People with hyperlipidemia (increased amount of fat in the blood),
-Muscle diseases
-People undergoing cancer treatment,
-Geriatric (75 years and older) individuals,
-Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is performed in people with stable angina pectoris (chest pain), myocardial infarction (heart attack), and revascularization applications."
Overcome stress with cardiopulmonary rehabilitation!
Lecturer Filiz Eyüboğlu gave the following information about cardiopulmonary rehabilitation practices:
"Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation,
-To inform about the cardiorespiratory system and risk factors,
-Smoking cessation interventions and behavioral changes,
-To inform about the benefits of exercise,
-Teaching respiratory exercises,
-Bronchial drainage (removal of phlegm accumulated in the lungs) techniques,
-Respiratory muscle training
-Exercise training for arm and leg muscles,
-Exercises to increase endurance, strength and flexibility
-Stress reduction and stress coping methods and relaxation techniques,
-Ways to cope with shortness of breath,
-Energy conservation techniques during activities of daily living,
-Covers patient and family education."
Can it be applied to everyone?
Filiz Eyüboğlu, Physiotherapist Lecturer from Üsküdar University NP Feneryolu Medical Center, noted that cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is not applied in patients with severe loss of cognitive function or psychiatric patients, in people whose heart failure cannot be controlled, in case of serious neurological problems that affect exercise, and concluded his words as follows:
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Patients need to apply at an early stage
"Diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, diabetes, hypertension, obesity are chronic diseases that require long-term treatment. Therefore, patients should start cardiopulmonary rehabilitation at an early stage in order to gain life changes and exercise habits at the earliest period, to maintain activities in daily life and to improve health-related quality of life.
Detailed patient assessment protects against risks
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation does not pose any risk if it is applied with an appropriate program after a detailed patient assessment. Before cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, patients are first evaluated on the fat-muscle ratio, exercise capacity, functional status, how the patient perceives the disease, and how the disease affects the patient in daily life. Following the evaluations by taking into account other accompanying disease conditions, physiotherapy rehabilitation applications are planned specific to the disease and the patient, and it is aimed to optimize daily functions and health-related quality of life."
