Early Physical Therapist Interventions for Patients With COVID-19 in the Acute Care Hospital: A Case Report Series.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this case series was to describe the experience of Swiss physical therapists in the treatment of patients with COVID-19 during their acute care hospital stay and to discuss challenges and potential strategies in the clinical management of these patients. We report 11 cases of patients with COVID-19 from 5 Swiss hospitals that illustrate the various indications for physical therapy, clinical challenges, potential treatment methods, and short-term response to treatment. Physical therapists actively treated patients with COVID-19 on wards and in the intensive care unit. Interventions ranged from patient education, to prone positioning, to early mobilization and respiratory therapy. Patients were often unstable with quick exacerbation of symptoms and a slow and fluctuant recovery. A

SUBMITTER: Eggmann S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7665777 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature