Pulmonary Rehabilitation

This area of speciality involves rehabilitation of patients with all kinds of respiratory diseases with customised multidisciplinary team approach targeted to improve the quality of life. This programme aims at improving the physical, mental and social well being of the patients. Physiotherapy services include chest percussion, postural drainage, breathing exercises, endurance training, muscle strengthening exercises. Nutritional services aim at improving the overall nutritional status of the patients. This programme also deals with smoking cessation services, vaccination for the prevention of pneumonia, psychological counselling in a holistic approach. Patients with COPD, ILD, suppurative lung diseases are potential candidates who require Pulmonary rehabilitation.