Partnering with skilled cardiologists and surgeons, Schneck is able to provide many services - from diagnostic care through rehabilitation - right here in Seymour. Your heart is in good hands.
Whether you need testing, non-invasive procedures, cardiac rehabilitation, or pulmonary rehabilitation, we are committed to providing you with the highest level of care.
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Schneck’s Cardiac Rehabilitation is a personalized exercise and education program that is individually tailored for each participant by our trained staff of nursing professionals and exercise physiologist.
The program is designed to assist you in reaching your highest possible functional capacity safely and comfortably.
To compliment the exercise program, individual and group educational programs are held for you and members of your family. Helping you understand heart disease will put you one step closer to managing it.
Benefits of Cardiac Rehabilitation
Regular participation in Cardiac Rehabilitation will help you reach your optimum functional capacity while helping you reduce your risk of further cardiac events. Cardiac Rehabilitation also facilitates in alleviating current cardiac symptoms such as fatigue, weakness, chest pain. Participation can also aid in the control of diabetes, blood pressure, cholesterol, body fat, and stress.
There are three phases to Schneck Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation program:
Phase I is the continued care you receive while in the hospital. It begins when you enter the hospital and lasts until you are discharged.
Phase II begins two to four weeks after hospitalization. During exercise classes your electrocardiogram, heart rate, and blood pressure will be monitored while you use a variety of equipment that will help with upper and lower body conditioning. These classes will meet three times a week for eighteen to thirty-six visits.
Phase III is Cardiac Wellness and serves as a health maintenance exercise program. It offers you the opportunity to take advantage of continuing with a medically supervised exercise program in a group setting.
Who Needs Cardiac Rehabilitation?
Anyone who has suffered a cardiac event such as coronary artery bypass surgery, coronary angioplasty (balloon procedure), stent placement, heart attack, chest pain, heart transplant, heart failure can reap the benefits.
Also, individuals who have risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and those that smoke can benefit greatly from this program.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Goals:
Understand the risk factors for heart disease to help reduce the potential for a recurrent heart attack.
Recognize the signs of heart disease and when to seek medical treatment.
Recover from heart disease.
Start a safe effective exercise program.
Understand cardiac medications.
Improve nutrition and move toward an ideal body weight.
Lower cholesterol levels.
Increase physical activity, return to work, and enjoy leisure activities.
Excellence in Care & Technology
Schneck’s Cardiac Rehabilitation is a personalized exercise and education program that is individually tailored for each participant by our trained staff of nursing professionals and exercise physiologist.
Our Cardiac Rehabilitation program has proven to be an effective tool to help individuals with heart disease and those at risk for heart disease. For further information regarding Cardiac Rehabilitation, call (812) 524-4273.
Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Rehabilitation works to better the lives of people with breathing difficulties. Although the disease processes of emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis, or other pulmonary diseases cannot be stopped, we can change the patient’s life for the better.
If you have a pulmonary disorder, you know how your breathing can get in the way of doing the things you love. With rehabilitation, you can live a more productive and enjoyable lifestyle through activity, training, breath retraining, education, and encouragement.
Benefits of Pulmonary Rehabilitation
You will learn breathing techniques to help you cope with shortness of breath. Additionally, you will begin breath retraining along with activity training. This helps recondition your muscles to relieve shortness of breath and to reduce fatigue levels.
There are many benefits of receiving pulmonary rehabilitation, including:
Improved quality of life
Reduced respiratory symptoms
Increased ability to perform activities of daily living
Better understanding of your disease process
Improved self-esteem
Reduced hospitalizations, emergency room and physician visits
Learning your physical limitations
Learning the importance of reconditioning exercise
Reduced health care expenses related to breathing
Support from staff and other patients in group
Who Needs Pulmonary Rehabilitation?
Individuals diagnosed with:
COPD
Emphysema
Chronic Asthma
Chronic Bronchitis
Cystic Fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Black Lung
Pneumoconiosis due to other inorganic dust
Sarcoidosis
Pneumonectomy or Lobectomy
Lung Cancer
Other Breathing Difficulties
Pulmonary Rehabilitation Goals:
Control and alleviate, as much as possible, the symptoms and complications of pulmonary impairment.
Condition patients to achieve optimal capacity to carry out everyday living activities and increase exercise tolerance.
Decrease anxiety and depression and improve quality of life.
Promote independence and self-reliance as well as facilitate returning to work.
Reduce exacerbations and hospitalizations.
Excellence in Care & Technology
Schneck’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a personalized exercise and education program that is individually tailored for each participant by our trained staff of respiratory therapists, exercise physiologists, and nurses.
Our Pulmonary Rehabilitation program has proven to be an effective tool to help individuals with lung disease. Why continue to be short of breath and fatigued? If you have a breathing difficulty, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain through Schneck’s Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program.
For further information regarding Pulmonary Rehabilitation, call (812) 524-4273.
Heart Care Providers
Schneck partners with expert cardiologists and surgeons to give the highest quality care.
