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How PT can help patients diagnosed with Covid-19 recover?

8/31/2021

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Patients that have experienced symptoms related to Covid-19 can display varying side effects after recovery. A physical therapist will assess the patient through an evaluation to determine their baseline and limitations following their illness. Following the virus, some limitations you might notice are decreased cardiovascular endurance, excessive fatigue, difficulty with deep breathing, decreased strength, joint pain, and balance. These ailments can translate into difficulty with returning to daily activities. Physical therapists can aid in improving the patient’s limitations and educate the patient to assist with return to their prior level of activity.
We have also seen patients that were not diagnosed with Covid-19 but are de-conditioned following inactivity over the past year. These patients will also benefit from physical therapy to improve restrictions and return to activity.
-Chris Markham, PTPatients that have experienced symptoms related to Covid-19 can display varying side effects after recovery. A physical therapist will assess the patient through an evaluation to determine their baseline and limitations following their illness. Following the virus, some limitations you might notice are decreased cardiovascular endurance, excessive fatigue, difficulty with deep breathing, decreased strength, joint pain, and balance. These ailments can translate into difficulty with returning to daily activities. Physical therapists can aid in improving the patient’s limitations and educate the patient to assist with return to their prior level of activity.
We have also seen patients that were not diagnosed with Covid-19 but are de-conditioned following inactivity over the past year. These patients will also benefit from physical therapy to improve restrictions and return to activity.
-Chris Markham, PT
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