Rehabilitation Treatment of Patients With COVID-19

The application of early rehabilitation can promote recovery of body functions; however, further studies are needed to determine the patient selection criteria and relevant mode of rehabilitation program.

A primary concern is regarding the timing of when to start a rehabilitation protocol in the face of the real threat of COVID-19.

Rehabilitation programs include physical exercises, and chest massage in an electrostatic field, started in the first 3 days after the patient's body temperature returned to normal.

The demographic and clinical data will be collected. Laboratory data (white blood cells count, C-reactive protein), and Instrumental data (pulse oxymetry, CT-scan) will be analysed. Rehabilitation evaluation - Health profile according to the quality of life questionnaire before and after each rehabilitation mode will be analysed. Exercise termination criteria: (1) Fluctuations in body temperature > 37.2°C; (2) respiratory symptoms and fatigue worsen; (3) chest tightness, chest pain, breathing difficulties, severe cough, dizziness, headache, blurred vision, palpitations, sweating, trouble standing.

Inclusion criteria

• patients with COVID-19 admitted to the hospital with mild or moderate COVID-19 (5-50% of lung damage according to CT-scan)

Exclusion criteria

• less than 7 days in hospital by any reason,
• chronic decompensated diseases with extrapulmonary organ dysfunction (tumour progression, liver cirrhosis, congestive heart failure), admission to ICU, atonic coma,
• patients in whom more than 30 days have passed since the onset of the disease and before hospitalization,
• patients who received treatment in the intensive care unit, as well as patients who died.