Assessments are held at Kingsgate House and Woodley Health Centre

Classes are held in Woodley on Tuesday and Friday mornings, and in Brinnington on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

The Pulmonary/Heart Failure Rehabilitation team are based at Kingsgate House. The contact number is 0161 204 4668.

‘Keep Active, Breathe Better’ (Pulmonary/Heart Failure Rehabilitation) is a programme of exercise, education and support designed for those with lung conditions and/or Heart Failure.

The aim of a pulmonary rehabilitation programme is to increase your fitness while helping you to control your breathing.  This will make your body more efficient at using oxygen and, in turn, make you less short of breath. As a result, you will feel more comfortable moving around and being physically active, which has important health benefits. This programme cannot reverse your lung condition but it aims to make your body better able to cope with it.

• Pulmonary/Heart Failure Rehabilitation is a 6 week programme. We meet twice a week for a maximum of two hours each session.
• You will work with a Physiotherapist and an Assistant Practitioner, who will help you improve your physical condition and show you how to manage your lung/heart condition so that you stay as healthy and active as possible.
• An individual Exercise Programme will be prescribed for you, it will be gentle at first and will gradually progress as you feel more able.
• There will be a Home Exercise Plan for you to follow.

At Pulmonary/Heart Failure Rehabilitation, you will also learn about:

Breathing techniques

Chest clearance

Medications

Mental wellbeing

Pacing and energy conservation

Management of flare ups

How to do everyday tasks with less shortness of breath

You will also learn how to cope with the changes that sometimes come with a Lung Condition/ Heart Failure such as:

Depression, feelings of anxiety, panic, frustration and embarrassment.

Once you have completed Pulmonary/Heart Failure Rehabilitation you will be given an opportunity to continue with your exercise in the community to help you keep active.

Take a look at the Greater Manchester ‘Keep Active, Breath Better’ website and watch our video of classes in action! Pulmonary (pulmonaryrehabgm.co.uk)

Please speak to the health professional (GP, nurse, consultant) who looks after your chest condition/ Heart Failure if you would like to be referred to the Pulmonary/Heart Failure Rehabilitation programme.