Cardiac rehabilitation at Cobble Hill Health Center is
designed to meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs
of people recovering from a cardiac condition. The ultimate goal
of cardiac rehab is to return the patient to an active, healthier
life through exercise and lifestyle changes.
Who Benefits From Cardiac Rehab:
Patients recovering from:
Heart surgery
A heart attack
A cardiac intervention procedure such as angioplasty,
stent placement, etc.
Heart disease, such as angina or heart failure
A heart transplant
Cardiac Rehab Can Make A Difference.
It Is A Safe And Effective Way To Help Patients:
Feel better faster
Get stronger
Manage stress
Reduce the risk of future heart problems
Live a longer and healthier life
Everyone with heart disease, regardless of age, sex
or race can benefit from some type of cardiac rehab. No one is too
old or too young.
Cobble Hill’s Cardiac
Rehab Team Involves Many Healthcare Providers.
Cardiologist and /or heart surgeon, unit doctor,
family doctor
Unit nurses
Rehabilitation therapists
Social workers
Respiratory therapists
Dieticians
Recreation therapists
What You Can Expect
From The Cardiac Rehab Program:
A personal exercise program will be developed
based on the patient’s medical needs, abilities, and goals.
The exercise classes are fun, safely challenging and well-structured.
A rehabilitation therapist will closely monitor the patient’s
vital signs while exercising using a treadmill, upper and lower
body ergosizers, stair-climbing exercise machine and free weights.
Educational and lifestyle management classes are
offered on an ongoing basis in:
Heart healthy eating
Cardiac medications
Blood pressure management
Strength training
Stress
Tai Chi
How Patients Can Get The Most Out Of Cardiac Rehab:.
Plan.
Work with the healthcare team to design a personalized plan to reduce
cardiac risks and meet that patient’s needs.
Communicate.
Ask questions. Report changes in feelings (emotional) or physical
symptoms to doctors, nurses, rehab therapists and social workers.
Take Charge of Recovery.
A new healthy lifestyle is good for the heart. Patients who take
responsibility for their own recovery, recover more quickly than
those who do not.
