Post-Acute COVID Recovery
Post-Acute COVID Recovery
Who can benefit from Post-Acute COVID-19 Physical Therapy?
Each patient has had a different experience with COVID-19. For many long-haulers, COVID has proven to be a respiratory condition superimposed on a cardiac condition, superimposed on a neurological condition, superimposed on a GI condition
Symptoms after COVID-19 which can be addressed by Physical Therapy include:
- Shortness of breath (with or without deficits in oxygen saturation)
- Fatigue
- Muscle soreness, muscle pain
- Muscle fatigue
- Headaches
- Generalized deconditioning
- Gastrointestinal issues, nausea
- Parasthesias, loss of sensation, numbness, tingling
What is Post-Covid Rehab & Recovery?
Each patient has had a different experience with COVID-19. Treatments may include, but are not limited to:
- Breathing exercises to restore efficient diaphragmatic function
- Breathing exercises to restore efficient autonomic nervous system function
- Soft tissue mobilization and stretching to address
- Muscle tension from inactivity
- Muscle tension from overuse with coughing or impaired breathing
- Graded exercise to increase endurance while monitoring oxygen saturation
- Visceral mobilization to restore efficient function impaired by stress on all of your body systems in an effort to fight off the infection.
- Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
Who treats post-COVID syndromes at H&D Physical Therapy?
The initial assessment is performed by a licensed physical therapist and follow-up treatments by a team of trained clinicians. If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, schedule an evaluation today.
Wai Chin, BS, MS, EP
If you have questions regarding treatments available, or whether post-Acute COVID Recovery is appropriate for you, please contact us. We would be happy to discuss your situation in advance of an evaluation session.
Greg Hullstrung, PT, Cert. MDT, FAFS
Wai Chin, BS, MS, EP
If you have questions regarding treatments available, or whether post-Acute COVID Recovery is appropriate for you, please contact us. We would be happy to discuss your situation in advance of an evaluation session.
Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy
Who can benefit from cardiopulmonary physical therapy?
Cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy is designed to help individuals improve their breathing and aerobic capacity by teaching them more effective breathing techniques and exercising them under fully-monitored conditions. By improving cardiopulmonary function, the body becomes more efficient at using oxygen, leading to less shortness of breath and improvement in overall quality of life.
Diagnoses we treat include:
- Asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Emphysema
- Chronic bronchitis
- Alpha-one anti-trypsin deficiency
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)
- Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) and other interstitial lung diseases
- Non-tuberculosis mycobacterium (NTM)
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma and other connective tissue disorders
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Heart failure and other cardiopulmonary conditions
What is cardiopulmonary physical therapy?
Each patient and diagnosis are different. Physical therapy treatments used to treat cardiopulmonary conditions vary and can include:
- Graded cardiovascular exercise with monitoring of cardiac and pulmonary function
- Graded resistance exercises as appropriate to improve muscle strength
- Breathing exercises to improve efficiency of breath
- Airway clearance techniques
- Soft tissue and joint mobilizations to improve efficiency of ribcage mobility
Patient education is an important element of your treatment and may include:
- Discussion of anatomy, physiology, diagnosis, and expected progress
- Discussion of functional limitations and compensatory strategies
- Discussion of balancing rest and exercise
- Discussion of use of supplemental oxygen when appropriate
- Referrals as needed to medical specialists
Who treats cardiopulmonary physical therapy at H&D Physical Therapy?
Assessment and treatment is performed by a licensed physical therapist with a team of experienced clinicians. If you are experiencing any of the above symptoms, schedule an appointment today.
Wai Chin, BS, MS, EP
If you have questions regarding treatments available, or whether pulmonary physical therapy is appropriate for you, please contact us. We would be happy to discuss your situation in advance of an evaluation session
Gregory Hullstrung, PT, Cert. MDT, FAFS
Justin Ettinger, PT, MSPT
Thomas Grunewald, PT
Patricia Marino, PT, MA
If you have questions regarding treatments available, or whether PT is appropriate for you, please contact us. We would be happy to discuss your situation in advance of an evaluation session.