Insights on the impact of rehabilitation medicine on COVID-19 management

• Main Author: Jianan Li
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
• Series: The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
• Subjects: covid-19; rehabilitation; management
• Online Access: http://www.jisprm.org/article.asp?issn=2349-7904;year=2020;volume=3;issue=2;spage=35;epage=37;aulast=Li

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease characterized by lung damage and involvement in multiple tissues and organs in the whole body. Some of the patients may have long-term impairment and dysfunctions, including pulmonary fibrosis, heart, liver, kidney, nerve, and immune system. Rehabilitation has certain beneficial effect in the acute stage, and especially in the recovery stage, including improving respiratory function, exercise endurance, self-care in daily living activities, as well as psychological support, etc., Rehabilitation is not offside or absent. A reasonable rehabilitation program needs scientific research to avoid arbitrary conclusions.