Physiotherapy centre promotes heart health
A physiotherapy centre has issued an action plan for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, highlighting that February is recognised as Heart Month.
Evolution Healing Centre in Paget said that education and awareness is the key to maintaining a healthy heart and cardiovascular system, and that physiotherapy can play a vital role in cardiac rehabilitation.
Evolution said in a statement: “Cardiac rehabilitation is a programme designed to help patients recover from heart-related conditions such as heart attack, heart surgery, heart failure and can also help to manage high blood pressure.
“The goal of cardiac rehabilitation is to help patients regain strength, endurance and confidence while reducing the risk of future heart problems. Often individuals leave the therapeutic programme moving better than they have for several years prior to their heart-related diagnosis.
“Physiotherapy is an essential component of cardiac rehabilitation, as it can help patients recover faster, develop a home-based movement programme and improve their overall quality of life.”
• Exercise prescription: physiotherapists can develop a customised exercise programme to help patients improve their cardiovascular fitness, strength, endurance and movement safety. Pacing of activities, type of exercise, technique and timing are some of the areas for consideration here
• Monitoring: measurement and tracking of vitals, such as blood pressure, weight, heart rate, body composition, improvements in functional strength, safety of movement, pain with movement and overall cardiovascular fitness have proven to help quality of life
• Education: dietitians can educate patients about healthy lifestyle choices, such as maintaining a healthy diet in collaboration with other cardiac rehabilitation team members. Giving up smoking, managing stress, healthy habit facilitation and symptom management plans are vital educational points commonly emphasised
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