Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme

Cardiac rehabilitation is an individualised programme that offers a combination of exercise and education along your road of recovery from cardiac diseases. It helps to improve your cardiac fitness and reduce your risks of future heart problems. It also guides and supports you to achieve an active and healthy lifestyle. Our physiotherapist will show you how to exercise safely and effectively based on your condition. Throughout your rehabilitation, we will monitor your progress and provide feedback to your cardiologist.

The programme is for individuals who have:

Myocardial infarction
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Valve replacement
Heart failure
Cardiac transplant
Pacemaker/ ICD implantation

The programme is also for those who have the following cardiac risk factors:

Hypertension
Dyslipidemia
Diabetes
Obesity

Inpatient:

Goals

Promote bronchial hygiene
Enable safely return to activities of daily living
Reduce anxiety
Regain confidence

Components

Chest physiotherapy
Mobilisation exercise
Education

Outpatient:

Goals

Development of exercise habit
Improve exercise capacity
Assist early return to work and leisure activities
Optimise secondary prevention

Components

Aerobic, strengthening and stretching exercise
Education
Clinical exercise testing for guiding patient’s return to work

Maintenance:

A closely supervised exercise programme, which helps to encourage patients to continue their exercise programme and implement a healthy lifestyle. It is highly beneficial to those who are less motivated to continue exercise on their own.

A referral from your physician is required to participate in this programme.