4th World Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Conference

  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 ...

YOGA’S ROLE IN REHABILITATION Physical therapists have the advanced education and training in human anatomy, human physiology, and the movement sciences. They are uniquely qualified to assess and identifies deviations from the normal movement and changes in the physical performance which are developed as a result of an illness.   The underlying causes of movement dysfunction are vast and involve an interruption of the delicate interaction between the musculoskeletal, neurological , and cardio-respiratory systems of the body. Yoga is totally different from the conventional medicine in its approach to the injury. Rather than an attempt to isolate the cause of injury to a single factor and to correct it using a specific cure. Yoga aims to treat the injury by working with the body’s natural healing systems and also improves health on all the levels. Asanas, or the yoga movements, relaxing and strengthening of muscles and massages all the internal organs; pranayama, or focused breat...