UnityPoint Health - Meriter - Wellness Center

Pulmonary Rehabilitation is an outpatient program of exercise and education for those with lung disease or conditions. While we cannot cure your disease, it is our goal to introduce you to ways to help improve your daily life. Participation in Pulmonary Rehab requires physician referral. The program is certified by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). 

Program Objectives:

• Decrease breathlessness
• Increase strength
• Increase stamina
• Improve feeling of well-being
• Improve nutritional status
• Learn to use oxygen and inhalers appropriately
• Improve knowledge and understanding of your disease and treatments
• Receive support

Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) is an exercise program for people who have leg pain with walking (called intermittent claudication) which is caused by peripheral artery disease (PAD). Research shows that SET is an excellent first-line treatment for PAD. Entry into SET requires physician referral.

Expected Benefits:

• Improvement in how far and how long you can walk before having leg pain
• Increase in activity levels and improvement in quality of life
• Reduced pain/discomfort in your leg(s) when you walk

Medical Nutrition Therapy that focuses on diet and lifestyle changes that can prevent or reduce your health risks. Instruction and counseling regarding a heart-healthy diet, weight loss, lowering cholesterol, BP or salt intake, basic healthy eating, meal planning and mindful eating.