In addition to our hospital-based program, we offer Inova’s pulmonary lifestyle care program, a remote patient care program connecting individuals who have been diagnosed with or undergone procedures for lung disease with a clinical team to support lifestyle management and behavior change. This program enables you to receive clinical guidance and connection in the location of your choice. Virtual and messaging connections with your clinician are supported through MyChart. Through MyChart you will also receive individualized education and exercise planning. In addition, your clinician will provide ongoing monitoring and feedback through device-transmitted clinical data, which may include blood pressure, glucose, pulse oximetry, weight, heart rate, and steps per day. This information is transmitted from devices such as smartwatches, blood pressure cuffs, pulse oximeters, scales, and other data-collection platforms. The virtual care program offers flexibility for you to participate in managing your lung health through a clinician-supported platform at a pace and location that best meets your care needs.
Who should have pulmonary rehabilitation?
Patients with chronic lung and respiratory disease including:
Please Note: You must have a physician’s referral for comprehensive pulmonary rehabilitation
Patients will learn:
- Breathing techniques
- Exercise and safe exercise progression
- How to manage your lung disease
- Infection prevention
- Proper use of medications
- Oxygen therapy
- Nutrition planning
- Stress/anxiety management
- Energy conservation
- Fall Prevention
- Healthy sleep habits
- Planning for advanced directives
Program benefits
- Reduced shortness of breath
- Better understanding of how to manage lung disease
- Overall empowerment to be more active, social and independent
- Improved quality of life
- Improved strength and endurance
- Improved control of breathing
- Improved self-confidence and sense of well-being
- Improved appetite and sleep patterns
- Improved control of stress/anxiety
- Decreased hospitalizations
Learn more about the program at each location
Certified through the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), the Inova Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program is a medically supervised, therapeutic treatment program designed to help patients with pulmonary disease improve their quality of life and exercise capacity. Respiratory therapists, exercise physiologists and registered dietitians work together to develop individualized programs for each patient’s unique needs.