RespiRehab Program helps improve lung function & reduce breathlessness

1. RespiRehab This presentation is meant for educating COVID patients and their care takers about how a pulmonary rehab program works and how it could be helpful for them https://respirehab.com

2. RespiRehab: Benefits to patients o RespiRehab rehabilitation program by ReLiva, designed for onlinedigitaldelivery. is a structured pulmonary o It delivers remarkable improvement in breathing, lung function and quality of life for post COVID patients and patients with other lung issues. o Patients improved their SPO2 by 4 - 5% points (for eg from 92% to 97%), their MMRC dyspnea severity dropped by 2-3 points and their SGRQ (St George Respiratory Questionnaire) scores improved by 70% 2

3. How do WE achieve these benefits? 3

4. By following the basics of breathing and improving each step » The oxygen management system of human body or breathing is a three-part process: 1 Exhalation and inhalation 2 Absorption of oxygen in the blood stream 3 Oxygen management by the body

5. 1 Improving the air flow within your lungs [Inhalation & Exhalation] Respiratory Therapists assess: o Thecurrent strength ofthese muscles o Correlateitwith patient’scondition o Decideontheright set ofexercises o Rightamountofdosage (howmuchyoushoulddo) 5

6. 2 Improving how oxygen is absorbed in the lungs o RespiRehab techniques Cough, Posturaldrainage includes like Autogenic coughing Huff Drainage ACBT, and and o These are helpful in clearing the mucus andphlegm Note: these are medical interventions and should ideally be done after a consultation with a respiratory therapist or a doctor. Right techniques and right dosages are very important to achieve right results with safety. 6

7. 3 Improving how body utilizes the absorbed oxygen o RespiRehab improves the oxygen efficiency by improving the general strength and endurance by guided exercises with gradual progression This also helps in fighting with fatigue, which is one of the key complaints of post COVID patients. 7

8. Improving each step has a Multiplier Effect! 8

9. Most of the patients would start seeing a SIGNIFICANT difference from second session onwards The respiratory therapist delivers in each of the four areas do NOT add – they MULTIPLY extent of improvement which a 9

10. For Example, if ✓ Improvement inInhalation/Exhalationis 15% ✓ Improvement inabsorptionis 20% ✓ Cardiovascularefficiencyisimprovedby 25% ✓ Techniques help 10% Together, the improvement is muchlarger than simple addition of these improvements 10

11. Benefits o Such improvement helps in faster weaning off from supplemental oxygen and overall breathingcapabilities o This makes patients lot more mobile and confident, which has a host of other benefits attachedtoit o Most improvement is driven through exercise which patients are taught, the benefits are long term andretained by patients importantly, because the 11

12. Why is physiotherapy for patients after hospitalization so important? 12

13. o After significant loss of muscle mass and general deconditioning of cardiovascular system in patient hospitalization, there can be a o Physiotherapists deconditioning and improve the capacity of the cardiovascular progressivetargetedexercises can help reverse the system through o Once the system is reconditioned, the patients can do lot more work with same amountofoxygen 13

14. RespiRehab Bonus 33 o Variousdo’s & don’ts guidelines o Techniques tomanagewith limitedoxygen o Motivation toreachthedesired levelofwellness o Techniques to manage dyspnea, improve oxygen saturation etc. o Proning is one of the well-known techniques, and manymore 14

15. This is how RespiRehab helps patients with compromised lungs whether the cause is COVID, COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or ILD (Interstitial lung disease) 15

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