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.
Pulmonary Wellness Recovery and Rehabilitation @ H&D Midtown
Noah Greenspan, DPT, CCS, EMT-B
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.