Just Breathe Recovery Program
What is Respiratory Therapy?
- This specialized therapy involves the evaluation and diagnosis of individuals with respiratory issues.
- It provides treatment, management, and ongoing assessments to improve breathing
- The therapy program may be provided short-term for individuals, especially needing rehabilitation after an illness
- Respiratory therapy may also be used over long periods of time or indefinitely, for individuals with progressive illnesses.
- Respiratory therapy programs involve the use of a number of tools, strategies, technology and equipment to manage symptoms and improve breathing.
- This type of therapy program is often rehabilitative
Who Needs Respiratory Therapy? Any individual….
- Who has difficulty breathing can benefit from respiratory care and rehabilitation therapy
- Struggling with a cardiopulmonary condition that affects breathing
- Who are in need of specific protocols (procedures) for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), pneumonia, emphysema, asthma, and other respiratory diseases
- An individual who has been injured and is suffering from chest trauma
- Respiratory therapy aids in rehabilitation and recovery from an illness, injury, or surgery
- This type of therapy can assist an individual having many chronic pulmonary conditions and whose treatment is ongoing
What Are The Benefits of Respiratory Therapy?
- It can help individuals breathe easier and also transition from ventilation and artificial airways to breathing unassisted
- It can help to improve better lung functions and oxygen absorption
- Respiratory therapy offers a recovery program so individuals can manage their own respiratory care at home. This becomes an important type of health care because breathing is so fundamental to good health
- Respiratory therapists provide the care that helps individuals feel more comfortable and provides support for an improved recovery