Physical therapy designed to bridge between cardiac surgery and functional independence
For older adults who were independent before a cardiac event or hospitalization and are now experiencing post-surgical movement limitations: weakness, reduced endurance, balance problems or difficulty with everyday activities.
Cardiac Functional Recovery Programs
CABG / Bypass Surgery
Weakness, reduced endurance and difficulty returning to normal activities after coronary artery bypass surgery.
Learn more →Heart Attack / PCI or Stent
Lost strength, endurance or confidence after a heart attack or stent procedure and the hospital stay that followed.
Learn more →Heart Valve Repair or Replacement
Rebuilding mobility, strength and endurance after valve surgery or the hospitalization around it.
Learn more →Heart Failure / Cardiac Deconditioning
For appropriately selected, medically stable patients with weakness, limited walking tolerance and reduced physical function.
Learn more →A PT-led evaluation of strength, balance, gait, endurance, transfers, stairs and home mobility that identifies which program fits. You leave with Your Independence Plan.
Schedule an assessment →The challenges that keep people from returning to normal life.
Each program is built around your evaluation and your goals, at a pace appropriate for your heart. Your cardiologist's guidance sets the boundaries; we work within them.
- Post surgery precautions
- Getting tired much sooner than before
- Difficulty walking as far or as fast
- Trouble climbing stairs
- Difficulty getting out of a chair or bed
- Balance problems or unsteadiness
- Fear or uncertainty about being active
- Difficulty returning to normal daily activities
Three steps, with your doctor in the loop.
Two minutes online or one phone call. A physical therapist calls you back within a business day, reviews your situation and coordinates clearance with your cardiologist or physician.
A licensed PT measures strength, walking, balance, transfers and stairs, learns your goals, and builds a progressive program delivered by video from home, with in-person visits in the Bay Area when needed.
Stairs, errands, family events, the dog. We measure progress against what matters to you.
Physical therapy focused on strength, endurance, walking, balance, transfers, stairs and confidence with activity after a cardiac event. Licensed California physical therapists. Medicare Part B in-network; private pay available.
A replacement for your cardiologist, for medically supervised cardiac rehabilitation, or for emergency care. Not every cardiac patient is appropriate for virtual physical therapy; screening and physician clearance decide.
Find out if the program fits.
Two minutes online, or one phone call. A trained Nurtura Onboarding Associate follows up within one business day.