Specialized cardiac rehabilitation makes a difference in your recovery
Cardiac rehabilitation—a medically supervised program—can help you recover from cardiac events such as a heart attack or heart surgery, and help to prevent or manage other health conditions. You have access to extensive cardiac rehab programs, personally tailored to your precise needs, at locations across Central and North Texas.
What to expect during cardiac rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation works to ensure recovery for your entire self—physical, mental and spiritual. In addition to physical health issues, you may find yourself experiencing feelings of depression, anxiety or isolation because your loved ones are unable to relate to or understand what you’re going through.
That’s why our program has three components:
- Exercise
- Education
- Stress management
Cardiac rehab is carefully designed to accommodate your needs, physical capabilities, and interests. Your rehab team includes physicians, nurses, exercise physiologists, physical therapists, counselors, dietitians and chaplains working together to coordinate care—at your pace.
You will typically spend up to 12 weeks in cardiac rehabilitation, attending three sessions per week. The length of your program may depend upon your goals, the progress of your recovery or your physician’s recommendation.
While everyone’s program will be slightly different, here’s what you can expect in cardiac rehab.
Exercise
You will receive exercise training in a safe and monitored environment, so you feel confident about returning to your daily activities. During your activity sessions, the cardiac rehab team will monitor you with an electrocardiograph (ECG) telemetry unit.
An ECG will inform them how your heart reacts and adapts to activity. You'll also learn to take your pulse and exercise to a level that suits your recovery journey.
Cardiac rehab will also teach you how to safely progress your exercise over time, including how to safely exercise on your own once you have completed the program.
Supervised exercise therapy for peripheral artery disease (PAD)
Just as exercise can help people recover from a heart attack, it can also help reduce leg pain and other issues caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD).
If you have PAD, you can access supervised exercise therapy through our cardiac rehabilitation programs with a referral from your healthcare provider. You work with an exercise professional who takes you through a series of exercises designed to increase your ability to walk longer distances with less pain.
The program also includes counseling to help you quit smoking and improve your diet with the ultimate goal of lowering your risk for additional heart and vascular conditions, such as heart attacks and strokes.
Find a location near you
Cardiac rehab is available through our locations across Central and North Texas. No matter where you received your initial care, we can help you find a cardiac rehab location that’s convenient to where you live or work.
