Posted on 5th April, 2024 at 12:13:30 AM
It is best if a cardiac rehabilitation trained physiotherapist’s help is availed during post-heart surgery recovery. Below are some exercises that may be done
Incentive Spirometry – You will be given a device where you need to either breathe in or breathe out to lift the balls. Your nursing team at the hospital will teach you this. Do this at home also (about 30-50 times a day).
Deep breathing – take a deep breath through your nose, fill your chest, count till 2 or 3 in your head and release the breath through your mouth. Do this multiple times during the day. Always support your chest by either placing a soft pillow over your chest and supporting it with your hands or by wearing the chest binder and supporting it with your hands.
Coughing – it is important to clear out your cough to avoid chest infection. Support your chest as advised above and cough out to clear your secretions.
