Physiotherapy for Cardiac Conditions and Reduced Exercise Tolerance

What is Cardiac Conditions?

Heart conditions can affect how much activity a person can comfortably and safely tolerate. Physical capacity can also decline after illness, hospitalisation or reduced activity.

What problems can people face?

People may have reduced walking distance, fatigue, reduced endurance, shortness of breath with activity, reduced confidence and increased inactivity.

What can happen when it is not addressed?

When people become less active, they can lose strength and physical capacity, making ordinary activities more demanding.

How ACP can help

Within medical recommendations, ACP can provide graded activity, strengthening, walking, endurance training, functional mobility, activity pacing and monitoring of exercise response.

When should physiotherapy be considered?

Consider physiotherapy following hospitalisation, cardiac rehabilitation or a period of reduced activity when physical capacity has declined.