Transcription of Rehab Regina
1 Rehab Regina Rehab Regina - EECP therapy is a relatively new outpatient treatment utilized for heart failure and angina. People with heart ailments may find the basic every day activities quite tough . Activities like for instance getting the mail or walking the dog may present certain difficulties. If you or maybe somebody you know experiences angina or heart failure, the non-invasive treatment called EECP therapy can be beneficial. Statistics show that about 80% of individuals who complete the 35 hour course of EECP. therapy report substantial symptom relief that could last up to 3 years. EECP therapy has been proven beneficial for heart failure and angina treatment. Treatments can be given for an hour a day, up to 5 days a week for as many as 35 hours. A treatment would usually require lying on a table using large blood pressure like cuffs wrapped all-around your buttocks and legs. At particular times in between your heartbeats, these cuffs deflate and inflate.
2 A. continuous ECG or electro cardiogram is used so as to set the timing. This insures that the cuffs inflate while the heart is in its resting state where it usually receives its supply of blood and oxygen. Then the cuffs deflate at the end of that rest period, just before the next heartbeat. The patient wears a special sensor on their finger to be able to check the blood's levels of oxygen. The sensor also checks the pressure waves created by the cuff inflations and deflations.
