Physiotherapy plays a significant role in treating long Covid

Doha: World Physiotherapy Day 2021, which falls on September 8, will focus on Long Covid and physiotherapy. The Physiotherapy Department is currently at the frontline of providing physiotherapy services to recovering Covid -19 patients who have varied, and complex needs due to complications associated with the virus.

“We are recognizing some of the effects of long Covid symptoms as being really common, such as fatigue, breathlessness, and muscle weakness,” said Chief of Physiotherapy at HMC, Noora Al Mudahka. “Long Covid is a multi-system disease; there are over 200 listed symptoms which occur in variable combinations and can fluctuate in both predictable and unpredictable patterns of flare-ups and remissions.” Al Mudahka said that this year on World Physiotherapy Day, the department was highlighting the role physiotherapy is playing in helping patients who have recovered from Covid -19 on their journey back to health.