Who may need Rehabilitation after Covid 19?
COVID-19 can affect the body in several ways . About 81% of people experiences mild to moderate illness and will recover without treatment, 14% develop severe symptoms that can last several weeks or months. Whereas some people go on to develop “long COVID,” which occurs when COVID-19 symptoms linger for many weeks or months after acquiring the initial infection which people refer to this group as “long haulers.” These “Long Haulers” or who have long COVID, may require rehabilitation to manage the after effects of this Viral infection. According to World Health Organization the patents include: lung damage heart damage or inflammation, such as myocarditis or pericarditis cognitive impairments that affect memory or concentration conditions that affect the blood vessels, such as clotting lasting effects from complications, such as heart attacks, stroke, or pulmonary embolism anxiety, depression, or trauma muscle or joint pain ...