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Respiratory Therapies
 Fairhaven
Healthcare Center offers respiratory therapy up to seven days
a week for the treatment and management of acute and chronic
respiratory disorders.
Our focus is on restoring patients
to a better level of function, thus improving their quality of
life. Under the direction of the physician, the team consists
of respiratory, occupational and physical therapists, nurses
and a nutritionist who have experience in rehabilitation individuals
with disabling respiratory diseases.
Respiratory diseases, such as
asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and fibrosis, result in
difficulty breathing and a general deconditioning.
Among the
items covered during treatment sessions are:
- Normal anatomy and physiology
of the lung
- The nature of chronic disabling
respiratory disease
- Exercise during periods of health
and illness
- Stress reduction and relaxation
techniques
- When and how to use oxygen and
inhaled medications
- Energy conservation theory and
techniques
- Reasons for and treatment of
shortness of breath, fatigue and coughing
- Environmental factors: allergy
and air pollution
- Nutrition during periods of
health and illness
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Fairhaven Healthcare
Center a member of the Merrimack
Health Group family of
skilled nursing, rehabilitation and assisted living facilities. |
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