Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) - Pulmonary Rehabilitation

The Community Accessible Rehabilitation (CAR) Pulmonary Rehabilitation program provides a multi-disciplinary focus on education and self-management for clients with a diagnosis of moderate to severe chronic lung disease.

The following services may be offered in-person or virtually. For virtual sessions, a computer or mobile device (e.g. smartphone, tablet) with video and audio capabilities is required and the patient must be physically in Alberta.

1)  Pulmonary Rehabilitation:

• supervised, targeted exercise and education sessions for clients with chronic lung disease (confirmed by pulmonary function test).
• exercise sessions two times a week for 8 weeks, which include aerobic and strengthening exercises
• multi-disciplinary disease-specific education sessions on the self-management of lung disease. Topics include exercise safety, medications, energy conservation, relaxation techniques, oxygen therapy, nutrition and other strategies for living with chronic lung disease.

2)  Airway Clearance Techniques

• Diagnosis of bronchiectasis or moderate to severe chronic lung disease requiring airway clearance only. 
• Education on self-management techniques. (We do not provide manual assisted cough, percussions/vibrations or suctioning.)