POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL MODALITIES FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY IN MUSCULOSKELETAL SYMPTOMS AFTER COVID-19. A CLINICAL CASE
The purpose is to present the benefits of Physical modalities to reduce the musculoskeletal symptoms and increase the functional activity of a patient with post-COVID syndrome. Materials and methods: The rehabilitation was applied to a 78-year-old woman, admitted to the Physical and Rehabilitatio...
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Trakia University
2022-12-01
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| Series: | Trakia Journal of Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/Volume%2020,%202022,%20Supplement%201,%20Series%20Social%20Sciences/12_G.Mratskova.pdf |
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| Summary: | The purpose is to present the benefits of Physical modalities to reduce the musculoskeletal symptoms
and increase the functional activity of a patient with post-COVID syndrome.
Materials and methods: The rehabilitation was applied to a 78-year-old woman, admitted to the Physical
and Rehabilitation Medicine Department (PRM). In April 2021 she was hospitalized for acute-severe
COVID-19. During the hospitalization, a surgical treatment was performed for acute-mechanical ileus
with enterocolitis. Due to the persistence (6 months), hypokinesia, weakness, back pain, difficulty in
locomotion and daily activities, the general practitioner referred her to the PRM Department. The
rehabilitation included breathing and active exercises for the neck, thoracic-lumbar spine and lower limbs;
verticalization with a walker, training in everyday activities, magnetic field and Nemec’s currents.
Results: The clinical symptoms were assessed before and after the therapy. A reduction was observed in
the tests of Tom Mayer from 36 to 23 cm, Schober from 0.5 to 1.0 cm, Lateral slopes r/l 57/60 cm to
52/51 cm, SFTR from /S/10°-0°-40° to 15°-0°-50° and /F/20°-0°-25° to 30°-0°-25° and Modified OSW
from moderate (38) to mild (17).
Conclusion: The rehabilitation including physical modalities and therapeutic exercises effectively
reduced the musculoskeletal symptoms and increased the functional activity of a patient with postCOVID-19 syndrome. Studies should continue in order to better objectify the therapeutic benefits of the
physical factors. |
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| ISSN: | 1313-3551 |