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COPD is a progressive disease characterized by airflow obstruction or limitation. Emphysema is characterized by loss of elasticity of the lung tissue, destruction of structures supporting the alveoli and of capillaries feeding the alveoli. Both have symptoms that include shortness of breath, among other respiratory troubles. If you are a COPD or Emphysema sufferer, join...
Started rehab this week and they already have given me a couple of valuable tips to work on over this weekend that are really helping. One is to limit morning bending as much as possilble for the first 2 hours. They are teaching us to squat to do as much as possible. As first I couldn't stand up without help, today it wasn't even difficult. I am amazed at how quickly those thigh muscles are strengthing up. I've been squatting to do everything I can, picking something off the floor, scrubbing toilet, ect. She said, 'Throw stuff on the floor and practice picking it up.
Another tip is to never never hold your breath. They forgot to tell us how to do inhalers without holding your breath, guess that's for next week.
Another exercise I'm suppose to do is lay on my back and practice breathing with a 5 lb. bag of something on my stomach to start conditioning myself to breath from my diaphram rather than chest.
They said one needs to excercise 30 minutes a day 5 days a week (work up to that) using a variety of excercises. One doesn't need more than that, but no less either.
Another tip is to never never hold your breath. They forgot to tell us how to do inhalers without holding your breath, guess that's for next week.
Another exercise I'm suppose to do is lay on my back and practice breathing with a 5 lb. bag of something on my stomach to start conditioning myself to breath from my diaphram rather than chest.
They said one needs to excercise 30 minutes a day 5 days a week (work up to that) using a variety of excercises. One doesn't need more than that, but no less either.
Does anybody know the cpt code for insurance for pulmonary rehab?
The main muscle that keeps us mobile is the thigh muscle. That is the muscle that allows you to get out of the chair. If you can't get out of the chair you start decling fast. It is critical for us to keep that muscle working for us. Once we can't get out of the chair we soon will not be able to take care of our ADL's and Someone Else Will Have To Do Them For Us. NURSING HOME HERE WE COME.
I realise most of us can't just do 50 squats a day or even 1 squat, but most of us can stand at the counter and bend our knees and straiten up again. If you do this several times a day and start going a little lower and lower until you too can squat down and it won't take that long, you'll be surprised. Another thing I learned, It is Never Too Late To Regain You Strength!!!