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Although science and medicine have become incredibly sophisticated in recent years, some things haven't changed: heart surgeries remain invasive and difficult to recover from. Luckily, until technology advances enough to change that, devices like Heart Hugger are here to minimize the risk of Sternal Dehiscence and improve healing.

The Healing Process

The healing process is an incredibly important part of the heart surgery journey--however, the unfortunate truth is that the healing process isn't always comfortable. The wound from the operation can make exercising, moving, coughing, and even breathing extremely uncomfortable for your patients, which, in turn, makes it more difficult for them to follow your instructions for quick and strong healing. There is also the danger of Sternal Dehiscence to contend with--a complication as formidable as it is infamous. To solve all of these problems at once and speed up the healing process, you need sternum support.

Anyone who's ever had to let their body heal before (which is just about all of us) can attest that the healing process is important--and that is never more true than when it comes to cardiac rehab. Healing is a journey, and with a device like Heart Hugger, that journey can be easier, quicker, and more painless than ever.

Sternum Support

One of the most important parts of healing for cardiac rehab is sternum support. Providing safe, comfortable protection to the body and the incision, sternum support garments help to speed healing and improve patient comfort.

How?

When it comes to healing after heart surgery, sternum stabilization is the name of the game for your patients. Stabilizing and protecting the area of the incision, as well as the chest and lungs, is critical for quick, comfortable healing--but it's a multiple-step process. Today, our experts want to highlight three of the most important steps toward sternum stabilization.

We've all heard it before: "life's a journey, not a destination." While that may be true in life, there are some things that are defined by the destination and not the journey. For example, what about a trip to the grocery store? Chances are, you're not too focused on the journey itself; it's a combination of roads you've driven a thousand times before, stoplights you know like the back of your hand, and turns you could make with your eyes closed (although that's not recommended). In this case, most of us are more concerned with the destination. What do we need at the store? Will it be crowded? How fast can we get the job done? It's true: there are many things in life where destination is emphasized over journey--and heart surgery is one of them.