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Rehab Your Heart

Rehab Your Heart. Haley Aimone. Cardiac Rehabilitation. A supervised exercise program designed to help patients recover from heart problems. Goal : To improve a patients health and fitness and reduce risk of future diseases . Equipment. ECG Monitor.

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Rehab Your Heart

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  1. Rehab Your Heart Haley Aimone

  2. Cardiac Rehabilitation • A supervised exercise program designed to help patients recover from heart problems. • Goal: To improve a patients health and fitness and reduce risk of future diseases.

  3. Equipment ECG Monitor • What is it: Telemetry monitor unit • Value: monitors physiological parameters • Purpose: Tracks heart’s ECG activity during exercising • Where to buy: foremostequipment.com • Cost: $3,000-$5,000

  4. Equipment Cardiac Treadmill • What is it: specialized cardiovascular machine • Value: special sensors measuring heart beat rates • Purpose: run at different speeds and inclines • Where to buy: Amazon.com • Cost: $1,500-$2,000

  5. Equipment Dumbells • What is it: bars with weights on the end • Value: comes in variety of pounds • Purpose: used for strength training exercises • Where to buy: Sports Authority • Cost: $2-$200

  6. Equipment Upper body Ergometer • What is it: bicycle for the arms • Value: cardiovascular exercising for the arms • Purpose: toning, endurance, and circulation • Where to buy: Fitnesszone.com • Cost: $59-$700

  7. Software Quinton Q-Tel RMS • What is it: rehabilitation management system • Value: Easy to use, over 20 features • Purpose: health and fitness tracking device • Where to buy: cardiacscience.com • Cost: $75 (13 month trial)

  8. Features • Diagnostic-quality electrocardiogram displays • Wireless Q-Tel Pocket Assistant for controlling sessions • Monitors 12 patients at once • Built in life-threatening alarms • 22 built-in administrative and clinical reports • networks with HIS and EMR clinical systems

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