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T1 Efficacy of therapeutic exercise in reversing decreased strength, impaired respiratory function, decreased physical fitness, and decreased quality of life caused by the post-COVID-19 syndrome
A1 Fernández Lázaro, Diego
A1 Santamaría Gómez, Gema
A1 Sánchez Serrano, Nerea
A1 Lantarón Caeiro, Eva
A1 Seco Calvo, Jesús
K1 COVID-19
K1 Epidemias
K1 Respiratory therapy
K1 Terapia respiratoria
K1 Aparato respiratorio - Enfermedades - Diagnóstico
K1 Physical fitness
K1 Ejercicio - Aspecto fisiológico
K1 Quality of life
K1 Calidad de vida
K1 Virology
K1 Virus diseases
K1 Enfermedades por Virus
K1 3205.05 Enfermedades Infecciosas
K1 2420 Virología
K1 2420.08 Virus Respiratorios
AB In the current global scenario, many COVID-19 survivors present a severe deterioration in physical strength, respiratory function, and quality of life due to persistent symptoms and post-acute consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection. These alterations are known as post-COVID-19 syndrome for which there is no specific and effective treatment for their management. Currently, therapeutic exercise strategies (ThEx) are effective in many diseases by reducing the appearance of complications and side effects linked to treatment, and are consequently of great relevance. In this study, we review the effect of ThEX in reversing decreased strength, impaired respiratory function, decreased physical fitness, and decreased quality of life (QoL) caused by post-COVID-19 syndrome. A literature search was conducted through the electronic databases, Medline (PubMed), SciELO and Cochrane Library Plus for this structured narrative review for studies published from database retrieval up till 12 December 2022. A total of 433 patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome condition (60% women) were included in the nine studies which met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Overall, post-COVID-19 syndrome patients who followed a ThEx intervention showed improvements in strength, respiratory function, physical fitness and QoL, with no exercise-derived side effects. Thus, ThEx based on strength, aerobic and respiratory training could be an adjuvant non-pharmacological tool in the modulation of post-COVID-19 syndrome.
PB MDPI
SN 1999-4915
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/60516
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/60516
LA eng
NO Viruses, 2022, Vol. 14, Nº. 12, 2797
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 11-jul-2024