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Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The Breathing Easy Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Program at Meadville Medical Center

This nine-week program consists of two sessions per week.

Our Goal
It is our goal to assist you in being able to do all of the things you would like to do without having the shortness of breath. This will be accomplished through a combination of education and exercise.

Education Topics Include:

  • Breathing Techniques
  • How Your Lungs Function
  • Nutrition and Diet
  • Medications
  • Dealing with Change and Loss
  • 8 Ways to Conserve Energy
  • Stress and Relaxation
  • Setting and Achieving Goals
  • How to Exercise at Home

Exercise Sessions
Through the use of upper and lower body equipment, we are able to improve each person's exercise capacity and ability to perform normal activities of daily living and decrease the feeling of breathlessness. Exercise sessions are individually tailored depending on the results of a pulmonary fuction test that is completed prior to entering the program. An individualization excercise program based on the results of the initital evaluation is designed to improve your body's ability to use oxygen and increase endurance. The program uses several exercise options including:

  • Treadmills
  • Stationary bicycles
  • Arm ergometers
  • Resistance training
  • Stretching to improve endurance

Throughout the sessions, our staff will supervise your progress and make adjustments to the exercise program as needed.

Breathing Easy Program

The Pulmonary Rehabilitation program at Meadville Medical Center is dedicated to helping you breathe better while at the same time improving your overall health and strength. The program is run by our team of medical professionals who are specially trained to treat people with lung disease. With our team's assistance, you will learn more about your existing condition while gaining the skills necessary to manage it.

Who Will Benefit?
People who experience difficulty breathing due to a variety of lung diseases such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, COPD, pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary fibrosis will benefit from pulmonary rehab services. Patients who have had lung transplant surgery or lung volume reduction surgery will also benefit from the Breathing Easy Program before and after the procedure.

Breathing Easy Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
Meadville Medical Center
751 Liberty Street
Meadville, PA 16335
814-333-5150

Office Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays
10:30 am - 12:30 pm