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Pulmonary Rehab & Diagnostics
YOUR HEALTH IS OUR PRIORITY
We are here to assist and in collaboration with hospitals, physicians, and home health agencies to provide the utmost respiratory focus care to assist in reducing hospital re-admissions.
SERVICES:
CARDIAC & PULMONARY REHAB
OVERNIGHT OXIMETRY STUDY
ASTHMA / COPD EDUCATION
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program of education and exercise to increase awareness about your lungs and disease. You will learn to achieve exercise with less shortness of breath to improve your maximal potential for your daily living activities. Exercising your lungs and your muscles helps you be more active so you can do the things you enjoy with your loved ones. Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation may even decrease the need for hospital visits or oxygen needs.
Benefits of Pulmonary Rehab
Physical & Respiratory Improvements
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Reduced Breathlessness: Structured exercise teaches you to use your oxygen more efficiently, making daily activities feel less taxing.
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Increased Endurance: You build muscle strength and cardiovascular fitness, allowing you to walk further and longer without exhausting yourself.
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Better Breathing Techniques: You will learn and practice specific methods like pursed-lip or diaphragmatic breathing to take control of your breathing during flare-ups.
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Safer Oxygen Use: Therapists monitor your oxygen saturation levels, helping you understand how much supplemental oxygen you actually need during physical exertion.
Cardiac rehabilitation is a medically supervised program designed to help you recover from heart attacks, heart failure, or heart surgery. It involves customized exercise training, education for heart-healthy living, and stress-reduction counseling to strengthen your heart and prevent future cardiovascular events
Benefits of Cardiac Rehab
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Physical Strength: Increases stamina, endurance, and overall functional capacity.
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Risk Reduction: Lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol levels, and helps manage weight.
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Mental Health: Helps decrease stress, anxiety, and depression following a traumatic cardiac event.
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Better Prognosis: Participation can decrease mortality by more than 12% and lower the chance of repeat hospitalizations.
An overnight oximetry study is done at home to evaluate your blood oxygen levels and heart rate while you sleep. This test helps identify potential sleep disorders like sleep apnea or oxygen requirements for severe lung disease like COPD
Respiratory Therapist will provide patients with education on the severity of their asthma and ways to control it. Patients will be provided with PEAK FLOW, AEROCHAMBER to assist with inhalers. Making sure the patient will have what they need to assist in managing their asthma.
PULMONARY STRESS TEST / 6 MWT
CHEST PHYSIOTHERAPY / BRONCHIAL HYGIENE THERAPY
FULL PFT WITH DLCO & SPIROMETRY
In this procedure, your doctor will order to assess exercise-induced bronchospasm to evaluate your lung function and to diagnose certain lung disorders.
The 6 MWT is an assessment that your doctor may use to determine your exercise tolerance. It is a low risk that measures how far a person can walk in 6 minutes. This is useful for measuring the functional ability of people with certain lung conditions and their needs for OXYGEN therapy.
HIGH ALTITUDE SIMULATION TEST (HAST)
If patients have chronic lung disease (COPD, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC BRONCHITIS, SEVERE ASTHMA, ETC.) and considering a trip by airplane, or a trip to a higher elevation, they may need this test. The FAA regulates that airplanes maintain a cabin pressure of between 8,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level. This means that at that elevation oxygen availability has dropped by approximately 6% compared to at sea level. The air we breathe at sea level contains 21% oxygen, or at elevations of 8,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level the air now has about 15-16% oxygen compared to at sea level
HOME SLEEP STUDY
Bronchial Hygiene Therapy (BHT) is a broad term used to describe various airway clearance techniques: chest physiotherapy (which consists of postural drainage, percussion, vibration, coughing, and suctioning), breathing exercises (such as huffing and diaphragmatic breathing used in spontaneously breathing patients.
FeNO TESTING
FeNO (Fractional Exhale Nitric Oxide) test measurements indicate levels of airway inflammation, which can help doctors personalize treatment plans for patients by helping titrate inhaled corticosteroid dosing and evaluate patient adherence to treatment.
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Pulmonary Function Testing (PFT) The primary purpose of pulmonary function testing is to identify the severity of pulmonary impairment. PFTs will help your doctor:
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Detect narrowing in your lungs’ airways.
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Identify early changes in your lungs’ ability to transfer oxygen to your blood.
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Measure the effects of continued smoking on chronic pulmonary diseases.
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Decide if medications may help improve your breathing.
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Understand if exposure to substances in your environment has affected your lungs.
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Determine your ability to tolerate surgery or other medical procedures.
ELECTRIC CELL SIGNALING TREATMENT THERAPY (neoGEN-Series)
(A breakthrough in pain management treatment)
safe, effective, Non-Invasive, Non-Pharmaceutical treatment for pain
FDA-CLEARED INDICATIONS
Management and symptomatic relief of chronic, intractable pain
Adjunctive treatment of post-traumatic pain syndromes
Adjunctive treatment in the management of post-surgical pain
Relaxation of muscle spasms, Neuromuscular re-education
Prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy
Maintaining or increasing range of motion
Increasing local blood circulation
Spinal pain or lower back pain
Radiating pain or Sciatica
Immediate post-surgical stimulation of calf muscles to prevent phlebothrombosis
Portable Home Sleep Test (HST) designed to be conducted in the comfort of the patient's own home when neither clinical or physical features examination are sufficient for diagnosing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Portable HST are required for the diagnosis. The Gold standard sensor set has the same technology recommended by American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) for in-lab studies. The Level 3 Ambulatory HST is conducted with the NOX T3 home sleep unit. It is intended as a diagnostic device for patient use in the home environment or other patient care areas.
In-Lab Sleep Studies
An in-lab sleep study, or polysomnography, is an overnight diagnostic test conducted in a private room at a sleep center. It records your brain waves, heart rate, breathing, oxygen levels, and body movements to identify sleep disorders like sleep apnea, narcolepsy, or parasomnias, etc.
An in-lab sleep titration study is an overnight test used to adjust the exact air pressure needed for CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) or BIPAP therapy to treat sleep apnea. A Sleep technologist will monitor your breathing and adjust your pressure in real time until your airway stays open to correct the sleep apnea.
Home visit for respiratory therapy care
Purpose
The main purpose of a home visit for respiratory therapy care is to manage and treat respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia, or sleep apnea. The goals are to improve breathing function, ensure effective use of respiratory medications, minimize hospital visits, and enhance the patient’s quality of life.
Indications
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Chronic breathing issues (e.g., COPD, asthma)
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Post-hospitalization care for respiratory conditions
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Need for long-term oxygen therapy
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Sleep apnea evaluation and management
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Recurrent respiratory infections
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Difficulty traveling to healthcare facilities due to mobility issues
Home Visit for Mechanical Ventilator Care
Purpose of the Visit -
The primary goal of a visit is to ensure the safe and effective operation of life-support ventilators in a non-institutional setting. The clinical encounter generally includes:
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Equipment Monitoring: Checking, troubleshooting, and adjusting ventilator settings as prescribed by a physician.
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Patient Assessment: Evaluating the patient’s respiratory status, oxygen saturation, and overall lung function.
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Education & Training: Teaching the patient, family members, or caregivers how to safely operate, maintain, and troubleshoot the equipment.
Some Common Indications:
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COPD
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Acute MI within the proceeding 12 months
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CABG
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HEART VALVE REPAIR or REPLACEMENT
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PTCA or CORONARY STENTING
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HEART or HEART-LUNG TRANSPLANT
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Post-COVID
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Emphysema
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Chronic Bronchitis
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Interstitial Lung Disease
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Asthma
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pneumonia
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CHF
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Pulmonary Hypertension