Improve your breathing and shortness of breath - Pulmonary Rehabilitation program for COPD, Emphysema, Bronchitis, and Asthma
Is your breathing holding you back from doing
what you love most?
Are you relying on your medications, puffers,
and pills, more and more?
Are you losing confidence in your ability to
use the stairs, to go for a walk,
play with the kids and grandkids?
Do you want a program that’s easy, doesn’t
puff you out too much, that you can stick with?
You're not alone. 2.7 million people in Australia have asthma, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD) affects 464,000 Australians. Both conditions make breathing difficult, particularly when doing activities that are more exerting - stairs for example, going for a walk etc. Often, people with Asthma and COPD avoid the exact things that cause shortness of breath, and this leads to worsening of breathing, fitness, and muscle strength. The good news is that we can improve your breathing, and it’s incredibly easy.
Our Exercise Physiologists at Health in Balance are trained specialists in pulmonary and respiratory rehabilitation. We know exactly how to assess you, improve your muscle function, your fitness, and your quality of life, with a program that you’ll be able to do in the comfort of your own home.
Let us help with your shortness of breath, lung function, muscle strength and fitness!
Our Healthy Breathing ™ program at Health in Balance Elsternwick has been designed to provide you with the exact skills and knowledge you need to help you with your breathing and exercise tolerance. We will:
- Work closely with your GP, and any other specialist (respiratory physician, cardiologist), to ensure we’re all on the same page with your lifestyle plan and program
- Analyse and explain lung function results you have
- Assess and analyse your lifestyle habits: sleep; stress; exercise and physical activity; nutrition; stress management techniques / coping strategies
- Assess the strength of your breathing muscles (diaphragm in particular) and fitness using a range of proven testing techniques, that are tailored to you
- Set some realistic goals with you - talking about the impact they’ll have on your life
- Prescribe a targeted lifestyle plan, specific to you, that actually gets the results you want
- Be a constant support for you, being there when you need us
