NHH Respiratory Rehabilitation

NHH Respiratory Rehabilitation Physiotherapists with a special interest in the field of Cardiorespiratory Rehabilitation 🫀🫁

Proud to be on board as the cardiorespiratory physiotherapy team🫀🫁
24/10/2025

Proud to be on board as the cardiorespiratory physiotherapy team🫀🫁

|AIRWAY CLEARANCE|Airway Clearance Techniques (ACT) assist with loosening and removing mucus from the airways to ensure ...
10/09/2025

|AIRWAY CLEARANCE|

Airway Clearance Techniques (ACT) assist with loosening and removing mucus from the airways to ensure adequate oxygenation and ventilation for the patient.

At NHH Physiotherapists Inc, we assess and personalize your airway clearance strategies to best suit your current needs and lifestyle. It's not a one size fits all approach. Our strategies can be performed independently, are feasible in different environments, and are easily implemented into a daily routine.

Remember, airway health starts at the nose 👃🏼🫁

You may see our banner up in the foyer at this week - come and visit us!We love to talk all things breathing and breath...
10/09/2025

You may see our banner up in the foyer at this week - come and visit us!

We love to talk all things breathing and breathlessness. Whether you suffer from a chronic respiratory condition or are an elite level athlete, we can help 🫁
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|POCUS|Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is emerging as a valuable, evidence-informed tool in the assessment and manageme...
10/09/2025

|POCUS|

Point of care ultrasound (POCUS) is emerging as a valuable, evidence-informed tool in the assessment and management of breathing pattern disorders.

Diaphragm ultrasound enables:
🔎 Real-time visualization of the diaphragm
🔎 Assessment of diaphragm excursion during quiet and deep breathing
🔎 Measurement of diaphragm thickness and thickening fraction
🔎 Objective monitoring of diaphragm function over time, where appropriate
🔎 Differentiation between structural vs. functional breathing issues

These insights support more tailored interventions, whether retraining breathing patterns, guiding inspiratory muscle training or evaluating recovery post-critical illness.
When used alongside clinical assessment, POCUS enhances clinical reasoning, supports individualized treatment planning, tracks response to therapy over time and expands the role of physiotherapists in cardiorespiratory rehabilitation.

|PR in patients on LTOT| 🫁 As respiratory physiotherapists, we frequently work with patients on long-term oxygen therapy...
10/09/2025

|PR in patients on LTOT| 🫁

As respiratory physiotherapists, we frequently work with patients on long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) who express uncertainty about their ability to participate in exercise-based interventions.

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) remains a safe, effective and essential intervention for individuals with chronic respiratory disease—even those requiring supplemental oxygen.

Clinical benefits for patients on LTOT include:
🚶🏾‍♀️ Improved functional exercise capacity
😮‍💨 Reduced levels of dyspnoea and fatigue
⚖️ Enhanced health-related quality of life
🏥 Lower hospital admission rates and healthcare utilisation

These outcomes are consistently supported by high-quality systematic reviews and clinical guidelines, including those from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and European Respiratory Society (ERS).

🔄 Oxygen dependency is not a barrier to rehabilitation—it is a clinical indication for it.

As clinicians, our role is to ensure these patients are supported, educated, and referred appropriately to evidence-based rehabilitation services.

For healthcare providers and patients alike: pulmonary rehabilitation is a vital component of long-term respiratory management.

The facilities at our main Cardiorespiratory Unit at the Sports Science Institute () are world class 🙌🏻One of our favour...
31/01/2025

The facilities at our main Cardiorespiratory Unit at the Sports Science Institute () are world class 🙌🏻

One of our favourites, is the track in the fitness centre. Here, our patients in the pulmonary rehabilitation program can practice their ground based walking and we can give supervised input as they go.

We focus on pace, intensity, cadence breathing and recovery breathing strategies, all while the patient is closely monitored and vitals are tracked throughout the entire session.
These sessions are suitable for patients both on and off oxygen. Learning how to move safely in a supervised environment empowers our patients to continue the work at home.

Grateful to work in such an incredible space, which is also home to an ever expanding multidisciplinary team!

|BETTER BREATHING FOR CHILDREN|As a physiotherapy practice, we are passionate about teaching people to breathe appropria...
21/01/2025

|BETTER BREATHING FOR CHILDREN|

As a physiotherapy practice, we are passionate about teaching people to breathe appropriately for the activities they regularly engage in and enjoy doing. We have seen the difference this skill makes in the lives of those living with chronic illnesses, as well as those who want to improve their performance in sports.

So, how do we teach children to breathe well, in a fun and engaging manner?

Read more in our blog post 👉🏻 https://nhhphysio.co.za/2024/12/11/breathing-buddies-breathing-exercises-for-children/

|2025| 👋🏻Our full team is back at both cardiorespiratory units this week and ready for an action-packed year!We can not ...
15/01/2025

|2025| 👋🏻

Our full team is back at both cardiorespiratory units this week and ready for an action-packed year!

We can not wait to see you and optimize your cardiac and respiratory health 🫁🫀

If you're new to our page, welcome!

You can find more information about what we do on www.nhhphysio.co.za (follow the cardiorespiratory rehabilitation tabs).

Let's go, 2025 🥳


Double the fun 🌬🫁Pulmonary rehabilitation in full swing at our branch!Don't let the fact that you need permanent oxygen...
08/10/2024

Double the fun 🌬🫁

Pulmonary rehabilitation in full swing at our branch!

Don't let the fact that you need permanent oxygen to support your ventilatory needs make you think you should do less. With a supervised pulmonary rehabilitation program, you can significantly improve on your current functional level and quality of life.

|RESPIRATION AS A LIMITING FACTOR| 2. Blood stealing 🩸Diaphragmatic breathing positively affects blood shifting between ...
17/07/2024

|RESPIRATION AS A LIMITING FACTOR|

2. Blood stealing 🩸

Diaphragmatic breathing positively affects blood shifting between the trunk and the extremities during exercise.

At sustained high intensities the diaphragm fatigues; demanding up to 14%–20% of cardiac output and 10%–16% of VO2, on top of concurrent accessory and expiratory muscle fatigue.

Ventilatory muscle fatigue at high intensities triggers the metaboreflex, which ensures that the ventilatory pump maintains adequate perfusion, by shunting blood from the working muscles.

This competition for oxygen-rich blood is termed “blood stealing.”

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(Southern Suburbs) Branch: Sports Science Institute Of SA, Boundary Road Newlands, (Northern Suburbs) Branch: 2 Kamp Street, Mabille Park, Kuilsriver
Cape Town
7700

Opening Hours

Monday 07:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 07:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 07:00 - 17:00
Thursday 07:00 - 17:00
Friday 07:00 - 17:00

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+27718960150

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“Shaping Lungs to Perform.”

Nel, Housego, Holtzhausen (NHH) Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a service offered by NHH Physiotherapists. The program is run by physiotherapists with a special interest in the field of Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapy - in other words, the heart and the lungs are our favourite! Our program is built on the foundation if ATS/ERS: We offer a comprehensive intervention, based on a thorough patient assessment, followed by patient tailored therapies; which include, but are not limited to; exercise training, education and behaviour change. The aim is to improve the physical and psychological condition of people with chronic respiratory disease and to promote the long term adherence to health enhance behaviours.

The inception of our program was on 20 October 2015 and since then, we have gone from strength to strength, all thanks to the dedication; determination and loyalty of our wonderful patients - the warriors fighting their fight on the daily. Our services have now expanded from increasing the quality of life of patients living with a chronic respiratory disease to pre/post rehabilitation of selected candidates for lung transplant surgery.

A big part of our Pulmonary Rehabilitation service are the awareness drives we run. We want to educate the public and raise as much awareness as we can, whenever we can. So we take every opportunity possible to engage people that don’t know about organ and tissue donation OR lung transplants OR respiratory conditions OR lung health etc. See some of our most recent awareness drives below: