Health Services Heart Rehab
What happens at heart rehab?
Heart Rehab offers a supportive and friendly group environment to yarn about your health, learn about living well, and move with an exercise program especially tailored for you. The team will work with you to develop your skills to support everyday activities that are important to you.
Heart rehab for Mob at Moreton ATSICHS is free and tailored for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with conditions including:
- chronic heart condition
- stable angina
- coronary heart disease
- transient ischaemic attack
- heart attack
- valve disease.
- irregular heartbeat
If you can’t see your heart condition listed here please reach out to us, as you may still be eligible!
What can we support you with?
By participating in heart rehab, you will receive support and develop skills to be able to:
- breathe easier
- feel calm and strong in your mind
- feel safer and more confident to move and get around
- get stronger and feel fitter in your body
- improve the management of any aches and pains in your body
- learn about healthy food choices
- strengthen your heart and improve your blood pressure.
Who are we?
Heart Rehab is delivered by experienced health professionals including:
- accredited execise physiologists
- accredited practicing dietitians
- allied health assistants
- nurses
- occupational therapists
- pharmacists
- physiotherapists
- social health (psychologists and social workers).
Location?
The heart rehab for Mob program is made up of 16 sessions, with two sessions available each week at:
743/757 Deception Bay Rd, Rothwell
Where to start?
For Mob connected to our clinic, your local clinic GP or nurse can refer you.
Or, you can contact us directly to yarn about the program – rehab@iuih.org.au
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