Symptomatic Respiratory Physiotherapy Management Strategies for COVID-19 Patients

Abstract

The role of physiotherapy while dealing with the current pandemic of COVID 19 is by using various methods included as an adjuvant therapy such as- Deep breathing exercises, Bronchial hygiene techniques Permissive hypercapnia Iontophoresis with zinc ion (Zn2+), Diaphragmatic pacing, Active movement of extremities (lower and upper) Mechanical airway clearance and oscillating devices such as positive pressure devices, high-frequency chest oscillation, oral high-frequency chest oscillation, flutter device and Cornet devices along with NIV, HNFC, and COT. The benefit of these techniques and devices is to loosen the adhesion of mucus, reducing the load from mechanical ventilation and facilitate its transport from smaller to higher airways respectively. So that the mucus gets easily removed, improves in systemic & peripheral airflow, exchange in oxygen, and for maintaining lung hygiene in mild, moderate, and severe complications.

Note: Funding: This is a Non-Funded Study

Declaration of Interest: This study is conducted for reviewing available physiotherapy interventions and techniques to provide symptomatic respiratory management strategies for COVID-19 patients.The major objective was to manage mild to moderate respiratory symptoms in COVID-19 patient

Ethical Approval: It is a systemic reveiw of literatures conducted under following all laws of the Human Rights Commission of India. All the laws of the Indian Ethics Committee[ EC] have been followed under The ICMR Policy Statement for Ethics published in 2005 and ICMR Guidelines (2006). All procedures performed in studies based on previous articals consisting experiment by the mentioned authors involving human participants were following the ethical standards.

Keywords: respiratory symptoms; chest physiotherapy techniques; respiratory devices; physiotherapy interventions