STAYING HEALTHY

Optimize Your Heart Rate

Depending on your age, level of conditioning, and your fitness goals, you should train in a particular heart-rate zone. Beginners should try to elevate their heart rate to 50%-60% of their maximum while intermediates and advanced should shoot for 70%-85% of their max. The higher your heart rate, the more calories you will burn and the more fit you can become.

To figure your maximum heart rate, simply subtract your age from 220. For example, if you're 30 years old, you would have a maximum heart rate of 190. To work at 70% of your maximum heart rate, you would shoot for a heart rate of approximately 133 beats per minute (0.7 x 190). You can also count bpm (beats per minute) in 10-second increments and then multiply by six.

Brotman Medical Center

3828 Delmas Terrace
Culver City, CA 90232
310-836-7000
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Rehabilitation Services

Acute Medical Rehabilitation— Regaining your independence.

Rehabilitation addresses physical or medical needs as they pertain to the activities of daily life. The focus of Acute Medical Rehabilitation at Brotman Medical Center is on achieving or restoring basic skills that may allow independent living and working. Specialized concerns such as feeding, motility, communication, attention and safe self care receive individualized assistance by professional staff members in a structured, therapeutic setting.

Rehabilitation team members at Brotman include the Medical Director, nurses, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, social workers, psychologists, family physicians and other trained assistants. They work with patients and their families to help them reintegrate into their homes and communities. Services are provided for:

Stroke (CVA)
Closed Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
Peripheral Nerve Injury
Multiple Trauma
Hip Fractures and Replacements
Amputations
Polyarthritis
Degenerative and Progressive Neurological Disorders
Guillain-Barrí
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Parkinson's Disease
Cancer

The program has two parts:

The Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit provides extensive therapy for patients with orthopedic and neurological conditions who are otherwise medically stable. Each patient receives a minimum of three hours of rehabilitation training each day.

Occupational Therapy/Physical Therapy offers a series of practical training courses. Physical therapy includes electrical stimulation, ultrasound and cervical traction. Occupational therapy uses adaptive equipment for dressing, cooking and hygiene.