Gordon Quinn exercises with physical therapist Katie Palano on April 27, 2020, at the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
‘It’s one thing to survive the infection, but what’s next?’ Some COVID-19 patients need rehab to walk, talk and problem solve!
Physical therapy plays a critical role in the recovery of many COVID-19 survivors!
For more, see the Chicago Tribune article in this link:
“Sometimes patients have already seen twenty doctors. They’ve had their scars, lungs, and eyeballs examined, but no one has asked, ‘How are you doing with all this?’ ” Patients, she learned, feel frustrated by their dependence on others. They can’t return to work; they’re forced to take taxis because they can’t climb the subway stairs. Others have trouble paying bills and keeping track of medical appointments. “Often, what these patients need is not a doctor,” Lief said. “They need physical therapy, occupational therapy, social interaction, case managers, financial planners. They need people to help them get their lives back.”
Read on for the complete New Yorker article:
https://www.newyorker.com/science/medical-dispatch/the-challenges-of-post-covid-19-care
