Rehabilitation therapy for a severe case of coronavirus disease 2019: a case report.

Toru TakekawaKazumi KashiwabaraNaoki YamadaShu WatanabeMidori HamaGentaro HashimotoMasahiro AboKyota Shinfuku

Published in: Journal of medical case reports (2022)

We have described the beneficial effects of rehabilitation therapy in a patient with severe COVID-19 infection. In addition to exercise, we believe that nutrition is even more important in increasing skeletal muscle mass. Rehabilitation therapy is recommended to enhance the return of severely ill COVID-19 patients to routine daily activity.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
physical activity
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case report
high intensity
clinical practice
drug induced
mesenchymal stem cells
resistance training