Physiotherapy after Heart Bypass Surgery
PHYSIOTHERAPY AFTER HEART BYPASS SURGERY
It is highly advisable to stay active
after a heart surgery, but where do you start?
When
you have had a heart surgery, it is completely common to think, if it is same
to do exercise after surgery, but being
active is really important as it improves the rate of recovery and strengthen
your heart. After heart surgery you need a medically supervised program to
improve your heart’s heath which is called cardiac rehabilitation. This can’t
change your past, but can change your heart’s future.
Which types
of exercise are best?
The
most important is walking. It costs nothing, but will improve your level of
fitness before you do exercise. Besides, swimming can be very beneficial. It
does not put much strain on your joints.
There
are some exercises you can do after heart bypass surgery:-
Ø Shoulder shrug: make sure
you are relaxed and rested before doing exercise. Sit upright looking straight
ahead, bring your shoulders towards your ear, hold and relax. Repeat for 7-10
times.
Ø Shoulder circle: while sitting upright,
roll your shoulder in a circle. Then repeat in reverse direction. (10 times in
both directions)
Ø Forward arm raise: sit upright, raise your arm over
your head and your elbow should be close to your ear. Repeat with other arm.
Ø Hand behind your back and reach: grasp your hands together behind back
and then slowly lift hands off your back. Hold and stretch. Repeat.
Ø Coughing and breathing exercise: use incentive spirometer to do the
exercises. Do exercises 10 times per hour if you awake. Apart from that, place
a pillow over your incision and then cough. This will provide support and
decrease pain.
Tips for
healthy lifestyle: healthy lifestyle is the key to keep blood vessels clear
and prevent having to go through bypass surgery again.
·
Reduce your body weight.
·
Exercise regularly.
·
Stop smoking
·
Drink less alcohol
If you still wonder to start exercise or need
a supervised exercise sessions, then Antarnaad, a growing network of health
care experts, provide you the best exercise programme after assessing your
condition. Our experts plan treatment protocol according to the individual
patient requirement. Antarnaad has highly supervised physiotherapist to give
physiotherapy after Heart Bypass Surgery through unique physiotherapy
techniques. Some of the physiotherapists who provide physiotherapy after Heart
Bypass surgery are:
