01Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation for weakness, reduced endurance, breathing difficulty and functional decline after illness, hospitalization or deconditioning.
- Muscle weakness & deconditioning
- Breathing and respiratory muscle support
- Mobility, balance and functional recovery
- Generalized muscle weakness, especially proximal muscle groups
- ICU-acquired weakness (ICUAW) β critical illness polyneuropathy/myopathy
- Reduced exercise tolerance & endurance
- Impaired functional mobility β bed mobility, transfers and walking
- Balance and gait impairment
- Reduced respiratory muscle strength
- Reduced lung volumes & secretion clearance
- Dyspnea / impaired breathing pattern
- Deconditioning & fatigue
- Reduced joint ROM / stiffness
- Poor postural control
- Reduced ADL independence
- Fear of movement / low confidence during mobilization
- Risk of falls
- Reduced quality of life and participation











