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Pulmonary Conditioning & Rehabilitation

Pulmonary Conditioning and Rehabilitation is a program that provides progressive exercise and education for individuals with chronic pulmonary diseases.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation has evolved in response to the dramatic increase in numbers of individuals with chronic pulmonary diseases and the changing views of health promotion. For many years, the standard of care for pulmonary patients included inactivity, rest and medical treatment. Today, pulmonary rehabilitation programs view activity as therapy and a means of conditioning, along with medical treatment. Actively involving participants in their own health care has been demonstrated as a benefit of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Pulmonary conditioning programs have been developed based on sound preventative and therapeutic rehabilitative care with the goal of training individuals in specific techniques. These techniques and strategies improve the ability to participate in life's activities. Increasing exercise tolerance is the key to independence and self-reliance.

Essential Components of a Pulmonary Conditioning and Rehabilitation Program
Columbia St. Mary's offers the following comprehensive education programs designed according to your needs.

• Education about anatomy and physiology
• Adapting to lung disease and/or chronic breathing and cough techniques
• Medications
• Bronchial hygiene techniques
• Exercise program...getting fit
• Individual and/or family counseling
• Smoking cessation techniques and strategies

For more information call:

Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Columbia              
2025 E. Newport Avenue      
Milwaukee, WI 53211
(414) 961-3439

Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee
13111 N. Port Washington Road
Mequon, WI 53097
(262) 243-7405