Pathology

Rehabilitation

Disease

Coronavirus Infections

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Outbreak

Political science

Intensive care medicine

Physical therapy

Virology

Betacoronavirus

MEDLINE

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Pulmonary rehabilitation

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Medicine

Physical medicine and rehabilitation

American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

This analysis extrapolates information from previous studies and experiences to bring physical medicine and rehabilitation perspective and intervention to the multidisciplinary treatment of COVID-19. The purpose of pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients is to improve symptoms of dyspnea, relieve anxiety, reduce complications, minimize disability, preserve function, and improve quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation during the acute management of COVID-19 should be considered when possible and safe and may include nutrition, airway, posture, clearance technique, oxygen supplementation, breathing exercises, stretching, manual therapy, and physical activity. Given the possibility of long-term disability, outpatient posthospitalization pulmonary rehabilitation may be considered in all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COVID-19