CARDIAC REHABILITATION IS FOR LIFE...
We are here to help you start a new life and all our staff
understands the trauma which follows a heart attack or surgery.
Everything we do is aimed at providing a relaxed informal atmosphere
for rehabilitation. On your exercise programme you will meet others
who have suffered similar problems and your shared experiences will
help to motivate and provide encouragement and reassurance. This
unique combination of monitored exercise, psychological and social
support is our successful formula for a speedy recovery and
improvement in your long term health.
"Lots
of wonderful help both physical and mentally uplifting. The staff
are wonderful and extremely helpful, always smiling. I personally
feel Heartbeat has given me a brighter future."
-
Mrs Christine Pamela Smith
Patients join one of our
programmes after referral from the hospital or GP.
Before we can recommend attending a rehabilitation programme you
will be invited for an appointment at Pond House to explain the
process and answer any questions or concerns you may have. We ask
patients to undergo an exercise electrocardiograph test and this is
usually the next step after your initial appointment. The test is
designed to discover your capacity for exercise using a treadmill
linked to an ECG monitor and oxygen analyser. Our medical
professionals will guide you through the process which is supervised
by a doctor. After the test most patients are given a target heart
rate set at a safe limit to control the intensity of exercise during
the rehabilitation programme.
"Heartbeat is the only place people who have heart conditions feel
safe to exercise and we aren’t treated like disabled people.
Wonderful."
- Mrs Denise Wilkinson
The initial nine month
programme is designed to help you develop a full and active life,
improving your emotional and physical well being. Throughout your
class the instructor is constantly present to assist you with the
equipment, monitor your heart rate and help you progress. Patients
attend classes based on physical capabilities and where possible
proximity to home or work. Our instructors are qualified to British
Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (BACR) standards and receive
regular instruction in Immediate Life Support. These medically
monitored classes are available at venues in Preston, Blackpool,
Kirkham, Chorley and Ormskirk.
"Heartbeat has been a life saver for me to meet people with the same
complaint and it keeps me fit and well." - Raymond
Noblett
Heartbeat is not part of
any other heart charity or organisation and we are entirely self
funding. Our service providing the staff, equipment and venue for
long term cardiac rehabilitation relies on subscriptions to our
lottery, donations and fundraising. If it can be afforded we do ask
for a monthly contribution to help cover the cost of your
rehabilitation programme.
"Fantastic! Rehabilitation programme for heart patients aftercare.
Tremendous confidence building encouraged by committed and dedicated
professional trainers." - Roger Pollard
After nine months you will be retested and
evaluated. Many patients report feeling better than ever before. If
medically appropriate there will be opportunity to continue your new
lifestyle on exercise programmes for as long as you wish. (Subject
to vacancies). Advance groups at Pond house are taken by BACR
instructors, some of the advance groups outside Pond House are
organised and run by ex patients.
"Unique
organisation which greatly assists vulnerable heart patients. We
cannot do without them." - Alan Smith
We are here to help you, please
contact us now for more information about our rehabilitation
programmes and the venues for our classes.
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