Aortic diseases- rehabilitation, diet

Aortic diseases (aneurysms, aortic valve diseases) - rehabilitation, diet
Rehabilitation, ordered by a cardiologist after the procedure, is extremely important, it primarily helps to prevent possible complications such as thromboembolism or pneumonia. Thanks to appropriately selected rehabilitation, the patient also returns to psychomotor performance faster and his quality of life improves faster.
While still in hospital, often in the first 24 hours after the procedure, the physiotherapist shows the patient simple breathing exercises, initially static, then dynamic. The patient takes a short, deep breath with his nose and a long, deep breath with his mouth. Initially, exercises are performed lying down, after successful repetitions, you can turn on raising your hands. Over time, the exercises involve the patient exhaling more forcefully, with the task of lifting up a feather, a piece of paper, etc. The repetitions should be several times, involving the costal, not the diaphragmatic, segment. In the next stage, you should do the exercises lying on your side.
Further breathing exercises include simulating coughing and exhaling deeply using the so-called ball camera
It is very important to pat the patient on the back with the hands arranged in "small boats", avoiding the shoulder blades, the spine and not going down to the kidneys. Thanks to this, the patient gets rid of the residual secretion, and over time, inhalations are also added for this purpose.

The breathing exercises are supplemented with anticoagulant exercises, which mainly affect the lower limbs. It is generally accepted that the patient should perform about 1000 different movements of the lower limbs a day, initially using small muscles, then activating all muscle groups. Then, under the supervision of a physiotherapist, the upper body is included in the exercises. If the patient is unable to exercise independently, the physical therapist helps him all the time. Caution and gradation of difficulty are recommended. The next stage is exercises in standing position, and also with the use of various devices.
Rehabilitation must be closely consulted with a cardiologist and always carried out under the supervision of an experienced therapist. The patient usually exercises 2 - 3 times a day for 20 - 30 minutes. In the initial phase of rehabilitation, it is very important to constantly monitor the patient's health, ECG, CAS (heart rate measurement), CTK (blood pressure measurement) and SpO2 (saturation) are performed.
The further stage of rehabilitation involves further increasing the patient's activity through individually selected exercises and education about a healthy lifestyle. After about 10 days, the patient should walk independently and be generally fit. After returning home, he must continue exercising, walk, avoid stress, introduce a healthy diet.
About a month after the procedure, the patient may, after training with the therapist, massage the scar, which increases its flexibility and mobility.
For about half a year, it is recommended to avoid excessive effort, lifting, strength sports, abdominal muscle tension, and mechanical injuries of the operated areas of the body.
The patient should stay in regular contact with his cardiologist and strictly follow his recommendations. After surgery, check-ups are usually performed 30 days after stenting, then every year and then every 5 years, or at a different cycle recommended by your doctor. Sometimes it will be necessary to completely change your lifestyle.