ReviewAmerican journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation2020
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COVID-19.
Review in American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 4 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 105 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Spa Rehabilitation, Antioxidant and Bioenergetic Supportive Treatment of Patients With Post-Covid-19 Syndrome
Effectiveness of a Physiotherapy Respiratory and Neurorehabilitation Treatment Protocol in Patients With COVID-19.
Evaluation of Influence of Proprietary Physical Training Program on Quality of Life, Physical Endurance, Function of Muscles and Myokines Profile in Patients After COVID-19 Infection.
Effectiveness of Breathing Exercises and Physical Activity Counseling in Individuals Who Have Had COVID-19.
Who cites it
105 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 250 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical assessment of endothelial function in convalescent COVID-19 patients: a meta-analysis with meta-regressions.Annals of medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Systematic Review of COVID-19-Related Physical Activity-Based Rehabilitations: Benefits to Be Confirmed by More Robust Methodological Approaches.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Respiratory rehabilitation in patients recovering from severe acute respiratory syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heart & lung : the journal of critical carePooled it
- Effects of inspiratory muscle training on exercise capacity, muscle oxygenation and strength, physical activity, and dyspnea in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome and pulmonary involvement: a randomized controlled triple-blinded study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2026Trial
- The home-based breathing and chest mobility exercise improves cardiorespiratory functional capacity in long COVID with cardiovascular comorbidities: a randomized study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Trial
- A randomized open-label clinical trial on the effect of Amantadine on post Covid 19 fatigue.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Effect of diaphragm manual release versus conventional breathing exercises and prone positioning on physical functional performance in women with COVID-19: A randomized trial.Journal of bodywork and movement therapies · 2023Trial
- Randomized controlled trial of home-based vs. hospital-based pulmonary rehabilitation in post COVID-19 patients.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2023Trial
- Effectiveness of a respiratory rehabilitation program including an inspiration training devicePeerJ · 2023Trial
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- Effects of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program with and without telecoaching on health-related outcomes in COVID-19 survivors: a randomized controlled clinical study.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2023Trial
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- The Effectiveness of a Four-Week Digital Physiotherapy Intervention to Improve Functional Capacity and Adherence to Intervention in Patients with Long COVID-19.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation in Long-COVID-19 Patients with Persistent Breathlessness and Fatigue: The COVID-Rehab Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Short-Term Effects of a Respiratory Telerehabilitation Program in Confined COVID-19 Patients in the Acute Phase: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of a respiratory and neurological rehabilitation treatment plan in post Covid-19 affected university students. Randomized clinical study.Chronic respiratory diseaseTrial
- An open-label, clinical feasibility study of the efficacy of Remdesivir for Long-COVID.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2026Article
- The Effectiveness of Structured Neurologic Music Therapy on Phonation and Breathing Function Following COVID-19.Cureus · 2025Article
- The impact of COVID-19 severity on adult survivors: Is there a relationship between vascular reactivity and cardiorespiratory fitness?Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Long-term effects of difference dosage of pulmonary rehabilitation program in post severe COVID-19 patients.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
45 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
This analysis extrapolates information from previous studies and experiences to bring physical medicine and rehabilitation perspective and intervention to the multidisciplinary treatment of COVID-19. The purpose of pulmonary rehabilitation in COVID-19 patients is to improve symptoms of dyspnea, relieve anxiety, reduce complications, minimize disability, preserve function, and improve quality of life. Pulmonary rehabilitation during the acute management of COVID-19 should be considered when possible and safe and may include nutrition, airway, posture, clearance technique, oxygen supplementation, breathing exercises, stretching, manual therapy, and physical activity. Given the possibility of long-term disability, outpatient posthospitalization pulmonary rehabilitation may be considered in all patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
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