Benefits of Home-Based Exercise Training Following Critical SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Case Report.

ABSTRACT: In the current scenario, in which an elevated number of COVID-19 survivors present with severe physical deconditioning, exercise intolerance, persistent symptoms, and other post-acute consequences, effective rehabilitation strategies are of utmost relevance. In this study, we report for the first time the effect of home-based exercise training (HBET) in a survivor patient from critical COVID-19 illness. A 67-year-old woman who had critical COVID-19 disease [71 days of hospitalization, of which 49 days were in the intensive care unit (ICU) with invasive mechanical ventilation due to respiratory failure] underwent a 10-week HBET aiming to recovering overall physical condition. Before and after the intervention, we assessed cardiopulmonary parameters, skeletal muscle strength and functionalit

SUBMITTER: Longobardi I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787158 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature