We are treating covid-19 cases without giving much emphasis on pulmonary rehabilitation. Can we give breathing exercise in the mild to moderate cases of covid-19? What should be the ideal time to start. Should we start it from the very first day or after subsiding acute symptoms?
Yes, breathing exercise can improve mild exercise effect on Covid-19
The self proning position has a remarkable outcome for increasing oxygen in the blood.
Whilst there is no randomised data to support the use of breathing exercises, they are likely to be beneficial in the prevention of atelectasis and secondary bacterial co-infection.
Yes, deep breathing exercise and prone position are worthy and contributory to the mild to moderate cases of COVID-19 and during convalescence.
Prone position is only evidence based to improve respiratory outcome in COVID 19
There is no studies yet concluding that respiratory exercise improve respiratory function
Respiratory exercise may increase sheering movements of alveolo-capillart membrane which are affected by Covid leading to barotrauma
This is still no evidence for that it is hypothesis
Yrs, you can start breathing exercisesif the patien is with no fever
pulmonary rehab and early proning can provide functional and symtpomatic benefits. Recovery in terms of viral clearance cannot be evaluated and probably unnecessary also
K.G.C. Dissanayake Sir. You are right. We are getting immediate response in patient by doing so.
Fatima Alhamed Alduihi We are regularly prescribing breathing exercise in mild to moderate covid cases and getting very good response.
Rajkumar Rajendram Yes sir. There is no data from RCT to support them but in practical field we are getting good response. There is huge difference between case and control group in term of improvement at discharge. We are doing a trail in our hospital.
Yes. I think that breathing exercises improve the outcome in mild to moderate cases of Covid-19. It must be started as early as possible, after finishing fever and decresing of acute inflammation markers.