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‘Rehabilitation helps in faster recovery of COVID-19 patients’
The Hindu
It reduces disability, provides early discharge from the hospital: doctors
Rehabilitation improved recovery in persons affected by severe COVID-19, say doctors.
Almost 50% of those who stay in a hospital or in an Intensive Care Unit for a long period of time are known to have complications for up to one year after recovery from COVID-19, said G. Balamurali, head of Spine Surgery, Kauvery Hospital and managing director, HAMSA Rehab.
At the rehab, the team treated patients who suffered from post-COVID illnesses such as difficulty in breathing, fatigue, body aches, joint pains and mental health problems presenting as impairment of speech, memory and attention, a press release said.
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