Other Conditions
Supportive Cardiac Care
Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) also called as heart disease are a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels that include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. More people die annually from CVD than any other cause.
When a heart disease becomes acute health crisis or a chronic condition or a disability, symptoms can often limit the heart’s functioning leading to loss of independence and confidence hence it is important to address heart related issues.
- Modifiable
- Smoking
- Excessive alcohol intake
- Hypertension
- Obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Anxiety/depression
- Stress
- Non-modifiable
- Age
- Gender
- Personal cardiac history
- Family history of CVD
- Diabetes
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation is a process to restore and maintain physiological, psychological, social, vocational and emotional status of a person suffering from various cardiovascular disease such as
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Heart failure
- Myocardial infarction
- Coronary angioplasty
Cardiac rehabilitation is also known as cardiac rehab, is a complex and customized individualized program of exercise and education. The program aims to improve health and recover a person from a heart attack,other forms of heart disease or surgery to treat heart disease
Cardiac rehabilitation is essential and should be offered to all cardiac patients who would benefit:
- Recent myocardial infarction
- Acute coronary artery syndrome
- Chronic stable angina
- Congestive heart failure
- After coronary artery bypass surgery
- After a percutaneous coronary intervention
- Valvular surgery
- Cardiac transplantation
The rehabilitation experts at The Rehab World would be providing below therapies to improve the overall quality of life of a person suffering from cardiovascular diseases.
- Physiotherapy: Includes general cardiovascular exercise which includes stationary arm and leg exercise. A healthier heart means better circulation of oxygen through blood to the rest of the body.
- Occupational therapy: It helps to relieve and manage symptoms, increase muscle strength, endurance, functioning, all day living activities and overall quality of life.
- Yoga Therapy: Yoga practices are the best way to keep the heart healthy. Yoga asana prepares the entire physical functioning of the body, improves the physiology of the body, strengthens the cardiac reserve, soothes the nerves and brings down the heart rate.
- Diet & Nutrition: A large part of rehabilitation has to do with what an individual eats. A good diet and nutrition includes oxygen-rich food and meals which helps in detox resulting in improved blood flow, heart function and oxygenation.
- Psychological counselling: Knowledge is power and being informed about the heart condition is important for exercising and dieting. Counselling aims at improving an individual’s mental and physical well-being, to resolve troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions and emotional thoughts by educating patients about their condition.
Some of the main goals and benefits of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation include:
- Improved blood circulation
- Better oxygen supply to heart
- Increase muscle strength and endurance
- Improve all day living activity
- Improved cardiac function and capacity
- Halting or reversing the progression of atherosclerotic disease
- Increasing patient’s self-confidence through gradual conditioning
- Weight management through nutritional counseling
Pulmonary Care
Pulmonary diseases such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis and lung cancer can be caused by infection, by smoking tobacco, or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution.
Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program designed to improve overall function and daily life of people suffering from chronic lung disease like pulmonary fibrosis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It combines exercises, education and behaviour intervention to enhance overall quality of life.
- Modifiable
- Smoking or exposure to environmental smoke
- Occupational hazards such as exposure to pollutants and chemicals
- Exposure to fumes and smoke from carbon-based cooking and heating fuels, such as charcoal and gas
- Pneumonia or childhood respiratory infection
- Non-modifiable
- Age: it is more common as people age
- Genetic predisposition
In the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at The Rehab World, experts such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, yoga therapists and dietitians work and give their best to ensure the care a person suffering from pulmonary diseases need.
The role and goal of rehabilitation experts are as below:
- Physiotherapy: Includes general pulmonary exercise which includes stationary arm and leg exercise. A healthier heart means better circulation of oxygen through blood to the rest of the body.
- Occupational therapy: It helps to relieve and manage symptoms, increase muscle strength, endurance, functioning, all day living activities and overall quality of life.
- Yoga Therapy: Yoga is an excellent form of exercise for anyone suffering from lung diseases. It is low-impact and helps in improving both emotional and physical health. Some of the benefits from yoga includes lowered blood pressure, increased relaxation and self-confidence, reduced stress and anxiety and improved fitness.
- Diet & Nutrition: A large part of rehabilitation has to do with what an individual eats.A good diet and nutrition includes oxygen-rich food and meals which helps in lung detox resulting in improved blood flow, lung function and oxygenation.
- Psychological counselling: Knowledge is power and being informed about the lung condition is important for exercising and dieting. Counselling aims at improving an individual’s mental and physical well-being, to resolve troublesome behaviors, beliefs, compulsions and emotional thoughts by educating patients about their condition.
Rehabilitation experts at The Rehab World helps in several ways to improve overall quality of life and health and reduce the risk of future pulmonary events, such as:
- Breathing and relaxation techniques, which will help in better management of stressful situations
- Improving physical activity habits
- Maximizing energy level
- Improving overall health and well-being
Some of the main goals and benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation include:
- Improve lung function
- Improve quality of life
- Deeper breathing
- Increase capacity of blood oxygen level
- Better circulation
- Reduce hospitalization
- Increase muscle strength and endurance
- Educate about pulmonary condition
- Improve all day living activities
Stress Management
Are you showing symptoms of constant irritability, emotional outbursts, anxiety, temper tantrums, drastic mood swings, lack of sleep, unexplained weight gain, weight loss, unexplained loss of appetite, bowel issues, fatigue, headaches, muscle pain, high heart rate etc. These are signs and symptoms of Stress. Stress is a state of mind that arises in response to perceived or actual threats. Stress is a defence mechanism and is required to survive against immediate danger. During stress the body goes into a fight or flight mode where the body triggers a biological coping mechanism by hormone surge and blood pressure arises. If stress persists for a long time, it starts to eat away the same body and mind that it is supposed to protect.
Some of the risk factors involved in triggering stress and can be prevented are:
- Depression
- Smoking
- Excess alcohol consumption
- Unhealthy diet
- Obesity
- Physical inactivity
- Diabetes or impaired glucose tolerance
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
Engaging in meaningful exercise resets the body’s hormones and optimizes the body’s functioning. We have a team of Rehabilitation experts at The Rehab World who aims at targeting different aspects of stress in the best possible way to reduce it.
The Rehabilitation therapies for Stress Management at The Rehab World involves below therapies:
- Psychological counselling: The most important step to reduce stress is to recognise stress and help the body to overcome the biological challenges it faces. Psychologist
- Physiotherapy: It plays an important role in the management of anxiety and is effective in reducing tension in the muscles and thus improves sleep, mood and self-esteem.
- Occupational Therapy: The aim of occupational therapist is to build and sustain positive mental thinking and health, prevent mental illness, and recuperate from mental health challenges in order to live life to the fullest
- Yoga Therapy: Yoga is a mind-body practice that combines physical poses, controlled breathing, and meditation or relaxation. Yoga helps in reducing stress, lower blood pressure and lower your heart rate
- Diet and Nutrition: Eating a healthy and balanced diet is key to help a person to manage the physiological changes caused by stress. The vitamins and minerals in the healthy diet works to neutralize harmful molecules produced when the body is under stress. Increasing high-fiber foods improves alertness and decreased perceived stress.
Together, these therapies promote overall well-being by catering to the individual’s specific needs.
Rehabilitation experts at The Rehab World works towards overall improvement of quality of life of individuals suffering through chronic stress. The goals and benefits of such rehabilitation therapies are as below:
- Improved sleep
- Reduced stress and anxiety
- Improved quality of life
- Build and sustain positive mental thinking and health
- Prevent mental illness
- Recuperate from mental health challenges in order to live life to the fullest
Women's Health
Women’s health rehabilitation is a program developed to address conditions and issues that affects women like prenatal and postpartum musculoskeletal conditions, pelvic pain and pelvic muscle dysfunction, muscle weakness, lower-back pain (including related groin and hip issues), sexual dysfunction, cancer rehabilitation, osteoporosis and bone health.
Rehabilitation Experts at The Rehab World provide Rehabilitation therapies for women to improve their overall well-being and quality of life.
Our team of Rehabilitation experts at the Rehab World offers the following treatments and therapies:
Physiotherapy: Our team of physiotherapist are specially trained to address conditions and issues that are uniquely or predominately associated with women such as pregnancy, osteoporosis, pelvic floor dysfunction, and some sex-specific cancers. Each women rehabilitation program begins with a detailed and thorough evaluation to develop an individualized treatment program.
Prenatal and Postpartum Exercise Program: every woman experiences various musculoskeletal, physiological, and emotional changes during and after pregnancy. These changes can occasionally lead to neck pain, lower-back pain, pelvic pain, joint discomfort, creating a need for therapeutic exercise. At The Rehab World women’s health specialists have developed a program to provide gentle, safe, manual therapy and exercises which will help to relieve these pregnancy-related changes.
Osteoporosis Physiotherapy: Osteoporosis is a disorder which occurs most often in women in which bones become increasingly porous and brittle, making them more prone to fracture. To limit the risk of injury a physiotherapist will train you in weight-bearing exercises, resistance and flexibility training, and fall prevention.
Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy: it is one of the most common conditions related to pelvic floor weakness is urinary incontinence. Pelvic pain can also result from pelvic floor weakness. This can be the result of surgery, injury, labor and delivery, or sexual abuse. Physiotherapist at The Rehab World develops a personalized treatment program which includes pelvic floor muscle exercises, manual therapy to address any misalignment and lack of muscle tone in the pelvic floor and the muscles surrounding it, and patient education on pelvic floor function and self-management strategies.
Occupational therapy: It plays a vital role in maternity care and women’s health by helping manage low energy and fatigue management along with supporting development of the baby
Yoga therapy: Yoga plays a very important role in many women’s health related concerns such as pregnancy, heart disease, stress and other health related issues. Yoga is always suggested for women to help them successfully cater to the multiple demands on their time. Yoga is a means to achieve sanity and serenity in their trying and taxing world. Simple breathing techniques will help women calm down and handle their multiple responsibilities with proficiency and poise.
Diet and Nutrition: Eating and staying healthy keeps everyone away from many disorders and also helps to recover fast from physical and mental illness. A woman can lose weight and lower the risk for heart disease and stroke if she follows an overall healthy pattern of eating that includes more fruits, vegetables, whole grains and beans that are high in fiber, nuts, low-fat dairy and fish, in addition to staying away from trans fat and saturated fat.