• J Assoc Physicians India · Dec 2020

    Beyond COVID-19: Evidence-Based Consensus Statement on the Role of Physiotherapy in Pulmonary Rehabilitation in the Indian Context.

    • Narasimman Swaminathan, Mariya Jiandani, Praveen J Surendran, Prasobh Jacob, Anjali Bhise, Gaurang Baxi, Poorvi Devani, Bela Agarwal, V Sundar Kumar, Nicole Maria Pinto, Umanjali Damke, and Pralhad Prabhudesai.
    • Professor, Faculty of Physiotherapy, Sri Ramchandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
    • J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Dec 1; 68 (12): 82-89.

    AbstractPost COVID-19 sequelae includes breathlessness, weakness, fatigue, decreased exercise tolerance and impaired quality of life. Physiotherapy based rehabilitation program is an essential component for post COVID-19 patients in facilitating maximum functional recovery. Expert consensus statements are available from the developed countries. There is a need for a guidelines to manage post COVID-19 sequelae in Indian context. The objective of this consensus statement is to provide evidence informed guidelines for post COVID-19 physiotherapy management as a component of pulmonary rehabilitation. This consensus statement was developed by expert panel across India. Published literatures were appraised and used to prepare the recommendations. This is the first of its kind of work providing preliminary guidelines for post COVID-19 physiotherapy.© Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2011.

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