What is pulmonary rehabilitation? | Ohio State Medical Center

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Channel: Ohio State Wexner Medical Center · 2015 · Education

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Pulmonary rehabilitation uses endurance and strength training to help patients improve their breathing, heart health, muscle tone and overall quality of life. 

As explained by Philip Diaz, MD, a pulmonologist at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, rehab typically lasts eight to 10 weeks with patients attending one and a half to two-hour sessions three times a week. Specialists involved in the process include respiratory therapists, nurses, physical therapists and exercise physiologists. 

Dr. Diaz has seen patients who start rehab in a wheelchair progress to walking 30 minutes on a treadmill. 

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