Because of the breathing difficulties associated with COPD, the last thing an individual battling the disease may feel like doing is exercising and risking becoming even more breathless. Nevertheless, exercise is crucial for all of us, including individuals with COPD, to keep in optimal health. In fact, there are some recent studies that outline the verified pulmonary advantages of exercising with COPD, and that show the damaging outcomes for inactivity – including increased hospitalizations and early death.
Providing the top at home care in St. Louis and the surrounding areas have to offer, Compassionate Nursing Services suggests the following types of COPD exercises, as recommended by the American Lung Association (after first getting consent from the health care provider):
Compassionate Nursing Services, the top rated providers of at home care in St. Louis and the surrounding areas, can help with COPD exercises and a wide variety of services to improve quality of life for those with COPD, like:
To set up a free in-home evaluation to learn more about our home care services for seniors, call us at 314-432-4312. We’ll formulate a customized plan of care and then monitor that plan ongoing to be sure that the ideal level of care is always provided – today, and as care needs change in the future. Partner with Compassionate Nursing Services and discover a higher quality of life and wellbeing for your senior loved one!
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