Case Report
Year: 2021 | Month: April | Volume: 8 | Issue: 4 | Pages: 422-428
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210450
Physiotherapy Management of Young Male with Severe Symptoms of COVID- 19 Infection: A Case Study
Gauri Wakde1, Prajakta Patil2, Sumit Jadhav3, Zahara Polen4, Pranali Shamkure5
1,5MPT Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Narhe, Pune, India.
2Professor and HOD, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Narhe, Pune, India.
3Postgraduate Student, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Narhe, Pune, India.
4Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiotherapy, Smt. Kashibai Navale College of Physiotherapy, Narhe, Pune, India.
Corresponding Author: Gauri Wakde
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 is worldwide pandemic affecting every age group with symptoms ranging from asymptomatic or mild to severe respiratory failure. COVID being highly transmittable and pathogenic disease has caused huge burden worldwide for more than a year. Severe symptoms of COVID19 require immediate hospitalisation and prompt medical management. This case study illustrates the recovery of a young male patient with severe symptoms of COVID-19 with complications of ARDS and Polyneuropathy. Physiotherapy has been an integral part of multidisciplinary team in management of COVID 19 patients especially with severe respiratory illnesses. The case report mainly highlights the Physiotherapy management for the patient in camaraderie to the Medical management which resulted in remarkable recovery of the patient.
Keywords: COVID, Coronavirus, case report, case study, severe symptoms, physiotherapy, ARDS, polyneuropathy.
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