Vascular Rehabilitation
Supervised Exercise Therapy to Improve Your Health
When you face daily leg pain while walking caused by peripheral artery disease, known as claudication, look to Cone Health for supervised exercise therapy that helps you improve your symptoms and improve walking ability. Our vascular rehabilitation care is for people with claudication affecting one leg or both legs.
Ready to get started? Ask for a referral.
You’ll need a physician’s referral to participate in a Cone Health cardiac or pulmonary rehab program. For more information, talk to your doctor or call a location near you:
Peripheral Artery Disease Conditions that Benefit
Your doctor may recommend Supervised Exercise Therapy (SET) if you’re having pain while walking caused by known Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
- Symptomatic Claudication with or without previous intervention
- Having pain while walking from the buttocks, thighs and/or calves
Individualized For You
Partner with our rehab team to set goals and create a plan of care customized to your needs. At Cone Health, we start with an assessment of current needs and baseline walking. Staff will review your results to develop an individualized protocol after assessments. You’ll receive specialized attention and support from staff and your peers in our group classes.
How can Vascular Rehab Supervised Exercise Therapy Helps You
- Improve physical fitness and walking ability
- Increase walking distance before experiencing claudication symptoms
- Reduce risk and severity of comorbid diseases like cardiovascular disease
- Potential to lower heart rate, blood pressure and body weight
- Increase knowledge of vascular disease, diet and risk factors
- Improved quality of life, self-confidence and well being
What Happens in Supervised Exercise Therapy
You’ll attend supervised exercise therapy three times a week (can be up to five days a week)
- Closely monitored exercise in small group setting primarily on treadmill
- Nutrition counseling is available
- Education sessions on risk factor modification, exercise and stress management
- Tobacco cessation counseling
Multidisciplinary Team
Feel supported throughout the program thanks to an interdisciplinary team of experienced professionals:
- Exercise physiologists
- Registered nurses
- Registered dietitians
- Respiratory therapists
Making Strides and Gains Throughout the Program
- 12-week program with goal to attend at least 3 days a week
- Covered by your insuance
- Build confidence
- Walk better
- Learn what to do at home to continue the success you built in rehab
