Pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise therapy in a patient with COVID-19: A Case report

Parisa Arzani; Minoo Khalkhali Zavieh; Khosro Khademi-Kalantari; Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

doi:10.47176/mjiri.34.106

Pulmonary rehabilitation and exercise therapy in a patient with COVID-19: A Case report

Parisa Arzani^*
, Minoo Khalkhali Zavieh
, Khosro Khademi-Kalantari
, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban

^*Corresponding author for this work

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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Abstract

Dyspnea, shortness of breath, and inability to perform activities of daily living are the main complaints in patients with COVID-19 and physiotherapy has a vital role in managing such symptoms. We present a case treated with pulmonary and neurological physiotherapy, which improved symptoms and quality of life. In this case report, the importance and potential effect of concise physiotherapy on patients with COVID-19 is presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.34.106
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Coronavirus
Dyspnea
Exercise therapy
Iran
Pulmonary Rehabilitation

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