An Israeli startup has developed an intelligent pulmonary rehabilitation app that allows patients with chronic lung diseases to halt the deterioration of their condition while improving their breathing. Through the Active Lungs mobile app, patients can perform their activities conveniently from their phone, anywhere and at any time. A personalized pulmonary rehabilitation program is designed for each patient by a pulmonologist and a certified trainer.
Ohad Ohana, a specialist in cardiopulmonary and neuro-orthopedic rehabilitation, is the mastermind behind this groundbreaking technology. He created and led the Respiratory Rehabilitation Institute at Rambam Hospital for 10 years, during which he observed that hospitals in Israel were unable to meet the unique needs of respiratory patients. Many patients with chronic respiratory diseases simply stopped coming for treatment and diagnosis in hospitals.
These patients require specialized treatment, ideally once a day or more. They need respiratory rehabilitation, breathing exercises, or their condition will deteriorate, leading to respiratory failure and repeated hospitalizations. Ohad thus found a safer, more practical, and more effective way to help patients with chronic respiratory diseases by developing the Active Lungs app, which addresses their needs.
The goal of the treatment with the app is to significantly improve quality of life and allow patients to perform daily activities independently. The app provides precise medical personalization tailored to the individual’s respiratory and physical needs. This personalization includes careful monitoring of vital parameters that can alert early in case of respiratory deterioration: oxygen saturation, pulse, and blood pressure.
The personalized plan includes educational video exercises aimed at increasing the patient's range of abilities. The plan is regularly updated and focuses primarily on aerobic exercise, strength, flexibility, precise breathing, and improving aerobic capacity—while providing guidance on correct and appropriate breathing during and after exercise.
A major breakthrough for medicine!
Caroline Haïat
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