“Physiotherapists are also involved in the rehabilitation period following recovery from the disease.”
Prof. Rufus Adedoyin, President of ACAPN said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja.
According to him, musculoskeletal symptoms comes as muscle ache and neurologic symptoms as headache or confusion. “Physiotherapists are also involved in the rehabilitation period following recovery from the disease,” he said. He also decried that the few who were already engaged, lacked the required Personal Protective Equipment to enable them work effectively.“Few physiotherapists that are called to offer services for patients with COVID-19 are not well equipped with the necessary protective equipment, therefore exposing them to cross infection.
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