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St. Joseph's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

7246 Janus Park Drive
Liverpool, NY 13088
315-458-7171

Do you experience any of the following conditions or difficulties? If you do, you are not alone!

Do you have:

• Asthma?
• COPD? (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, which includes Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis)
• Bronchiectasis?
• Pulmonary Fibrosis?
• Any other chronic pulmonary condition?

Do you get short of breath or tired when you try to do any physical activity? (Including walking up stairs, doing household chores, showering/bathing, shopping?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, then you, like many others, would benefit from what we have to offer in our PULMONARY REHABILITATION PROGRAM.

What is a Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program?

It is a program of information, exercise training/conditioning and support, which is specially designed for people with chronic lung conditions. Our program consists of the following:

The Better Breathing Program is a series of classes designed to provide information about your pulmonary condition and answer any concerns you may have about your specific condition.

Our Pulmonary Exercise Program offers exercise training. This will help improve your endurance and lessen the shortness of breath you have with physical activities.

While exercising under our supervision, we monitor your heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels.

Each participant's exercise program is individualized. We start very slowly and progress gradually.

Why Should I Join the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program?

Here are some of the benefits our members are enjoying as a result of joining and participating in our program:

More confidence about

• who and when to call for assistance
  
• what is too much activity
  
• going out socially
• more endurance and less shortness of breath when performing daily activities
• less anxiety and overall nervousness
• less frequent visits to the doctor or emergency room;

Assistance and support with


• losing weight
  
• gaining weight
  
• smoking cessation

Who will work with me in The Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program?

Our staff consists of licensed and specially trained respiratory therapists, nurses and an exercise physiologist. Our Medical Director is Dr. Thomas Aiello, a board-certified pulmonary specialist.

To visit our facility or meet with patients who have discovered the benefits of our Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, please call us at (315) 458-7171.