The entire world is currently in the clutches of COVID 19. COVID-19 has led to major health crises in the world. Inadequate hospital facilities, shortage of medications, constantly rising cases and increasing death rates have created fear and panic amongst the people. Patients having comorbidities develop more severe form of disease and require longer time for recovery. This case series highlights the patients with comorbidities who represented moderate to severe infection. However Physiotherapy interventions right from the beginning along with medical management resulted in remarkable recovery of the patients. This proves the vital role of physiotherapy in COVID 19. Such positive outcomes appeal including physiotherapy along with medical management for every patient with COVID 19.
Key words: COVID 19, Coronavirus, Case series, Comorbidities, moderate to severe symptoms, physiotherapy.
COVID-19 is worldwide pandemic affecting every age group with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic or mild to severe respiratory failure. COVID being highly transmittable and pathogenic disease has caused huge burden worldwide for more than a year. Severe symptoms of COVID19 require immediate hospitalisation and prompt medical management. This case study illustrates the recovery of a young male patient with severe symptoms of COVID-19 with complications of ARDS and Polyneuropathy. Physiotherapy has been an integral part of multidisciplinary team in management of COVID 19 patients especially with severe respiratory illnesses. The case report mainly highlights the Physiotherapy management for the patient in camaraderie to the Medical management which resulted in remarkable recovery of the patient.
Keywords: COVID, Coronavirus, case report, case study, severe symptoms, physiotherapy, ARDS, polyneuropathy.
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