The pulmonary rehabilitation service is pleased to announce that it is now back to running face-to-face pulmonary rehab classes in Letchworth and Hatfield which are open to all eligible patients in East and North Herts. Another face-to-face class is due to open in Cheshunt in January 2022.
The service continues to offer online (home exercise video with online group education) and offline (DVD or paper-based home exercise programme with telephone support) pulmonary rehab programmes, both of which run for eight weeks and include a programme of exercise and education to help you cope more effectively with your lung condition.
The Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) service is run by a team of specialists which includes but is not limited to:
Physiotherapists
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Practitioners
Assistant Pulmonary Rehabilitation Practitioners
The service is run for people who are having difficulty managing symptoms associated with a diagnosed breathing problem.
Diagnoses such as COPD, Asthma, Bronchiectasis, Lung Fibrosis and Dysfunctional breathing are commonly seen.
Problems such as cough, shortness of breath and repeated chest infections can be managed with a combination of education and exercise.
Patients are either seen in a group for an eight-week course of Pulmonary Rehab or on an individual basis (one to one) if more appropriate.
To find out more about the eight-week course, watch the video below which explains what's involved, who it benefits and the results it aims to produce.
The service is now back to running pulmonary rehab face-to-face groups in two leisure centre sites as well as through a combination of telephone and video support, depending upon the patients’ needs and preferences.
Options are available for those with and without internet access. Educational material to support the provision of pulmonary rehab is either posted or sent electronically, depending upon patient preference.
Respiratory physiotherapy is provided on an individualised basis with an initial telephone assessment followed by an appointment either face-to-face in a clinic setting or over the phone or by video.
Anyone with a respiratory condition who needs education and support beyond the remit of their GP practice
A course of pulmonary rehab for patients who feel functionally disabled by their breathlessness with a confirmed respiratory diagnosis (age 18 or over)
Individual respiratory physiotherapy for patients who suffer with a variety of breathing problems due to COPD, Bronchiectasis, Asthma, Cough or Dysfunctional breathing who need an individualised form of treatment on a one-to-one basis (age 14 or over)
After a full and thorough assessment and examination we will provide you with an individualised package of advice and treatment.
If you are attending for a pulmonary rehabilitation assessment, it is likely that you will be asked to carry out a simple walking test (not on a treadmill).
Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease www.goldcopd.org
Physiotherapy for Hyperventilation Information for physiotherapists with a special interest in the Chronic Hyperventilation Syndrome www.physiohypervent.org
includes but is not limited to: