In some patients, lung function declined by about 20 to 30% after recovery. Computer tomography of COVID-19 patients revealed a ground glass opacity in both lungs. We will measure the Cardiorespiratory fitness according to American College of Sports medicine guidline and provide physiotherapy exercise to the patients to measure the improvement.
In December 2019, the first reports emerged of a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Wuhan, China. The virus, which causes atypical pneumonia
progressing to acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in some
individuals, was named COVID-19. The burden of fibrotic lung disease following SARS-CoV-2
infection is likely to be high; therefore, given the scale of the pandemic, the global burden
of fibrotic lung disease will probably increase considerably. The aim of this study is to
check the cardiorespiratory fitness level and the effect of Physical therapy intervention to
improve the Cardiorespiratory fitness level in patients recovered from COVID-19. Quality of
life has also been affected due to COVID19 due to decreased Cardiorespiratory fitness level,
and this study also aims to improve the quality of life of people recovered from COVID19.
Other: Physical Exercises
Aerobic Training and Breathing Exercises.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Recovered from COVID 19 disease (PCR report).
- Sub-normal performance as compared to normative data.
- Do not have any Respiratory Problem.
- Consent to participate in the study.
- Able to understand and perform the exercise.
- Age from 18 to 75.
- Dyspnea due to COVID19.
- Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale score at least 2 but less than 7.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not suffered from COVID 19.
- Respiratory Problem.
- Resting Blood Pressure greater than 160/100 instead of taking medicine
- Greater than 1-month post COVID19 Recovery.
- Cardiorespiratory comorbidities which limit participation in exercise.
- Any Musculoskeletal problem which limit participation in Training.
- Other cardiovascular morbidity which would limit exercise tolerance (heart failure,
abnormal blood pressure responses or ST-segment depression > 2mm, symptomatic aortic
stenosis, complex arrhythmias).
- Unstable angina
- Orthostatic blood pressure decrease of >20 mmHg with symptoms
- Hypertropic cardiomyopathy
Bin Inam Rehabilitation Center.
Faisalābad, Punjab, Pakistan
Ishtiaq Ahmed, DPT, Principal Investigator
Government College University