Pulmonary rehab

In the last decade pulmonary rehabilitation has become a mainstay of management of COPD. Improvements in quality of life and exercise tolerance are generally the goals of pulmonary rehab programs, which should run for at least 8 weeks at a time. In our small country communities, pulmonary rehabilitation programs have resulted in apparently significant reductions in utilisation of hospital resources over winter.

These programs generally include supervised exercise and education. I have not, much as I love to sing, been involved with choral pulmonary rehab.

A friend recently brought to my attention this video clip - a moving rendition of the Coldplay song 'Fix You'. The song is sung by an aged gent with a rich baritone - and an oxygen concentrator at his side - backed up by the 'Young at heart' choir. I found it moving, and inspirational.

Andrew