In the HSEP, each client is instructed on 10 simple, functional, and progressive exercises and 7 healthy eating tips, and given an illustrated booklet, a progress chart, and a short video.
The REHAB-HF intervention aims to improve functional performance utilizing reproducible and progressive exercises that are individually tailored to the patient's physiological and physical capabilities.
Intervention: Individual instruction in progressive exercises and daily activities according to the phase I cardiac rehabilitation program (Chinese manual) were used during hospitalization.
The initial three weeks are devoted to gradual physical training and progressive exercises designed to develop physical and navigational ability.
In addition, the patient will be advised to gradually increase activity once acute pain has settled down and some basic progressive exercises will be explained.
The intervention for this study was specifically developed to achieve this goal and will incorporate a series of safe and progressive exercises that were adapted from two previous studies examining the effects of exercise on balance and trunk muscle performance.
The treatment of choice in these individuals is complete bed rest, sedatives to relieve pain, continuous hot fomentations to the shoulder region and active progressive exercises in the supine position.
22 Treating clinicians gave participants advice on activity, self management, and progressive exercises based on recommendations freely available from Arthritis Research UK. 26 This information was summarised in a trial information leaflet.
