Physiotherapists can help in management of COVID-19 patients- Expert

A Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist, Dr (Mrs) Happiness Aweto, says chest physiotherapy is an important adjunct therapy that can help in...

A Cardiopulmonary Physiotherapist, Dr Happiness Aweto, says chest physiotherapy is an important adjunct therapy that can help in the management of COVID-19 patients by ensuring improved ventilation.

Wikipaedia says, “adjunct therapy, add-on therapy, and adjuvant care, is therapy that is given in addition to the primary or initial therapy to maximise its effectiveness.” “In essence, starting early to manage patients with chest physiotherapy, which slows down the severity of progression of the disease and ensures speedy recovery.

maintain sufficient mobility to prevent circulatory complications and restricted thoracic, shoulder girdle and arm movements.; improve general wellbeing of the patient and return the patient to as full and as independent life as possible,” she said.“breathing exercises- these exercises have value as an add-on therapy to medication and other standard treatments in respiratory conditions.

“This therapy is particularly very helpful for these patients since the Coronavirus does not thrive in hot and very humid environment. “Physiologically, heat therapy causes increase in cutaneous vasodilatation which brings about a redistribution of blood supply from the central towards the periphery.

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