The Children's In-patient Department of the Central City Hospital #18 of Kazan began rehabilitation after COVID-19
The Children's In-patient Department of the Central City Hospital #18 of Kazan launched a rehabilitation program for children after a coronavirus infection. Rehabilitation activities are carried out at the day in-patient care facility of the Pulmonary Department.
Rehabilitation includes consultations with doctors of various specialties. A physiotherapist determines the scheme of complex equipment treatment (electrophoresis, magnetotherapy, UVF therapy) and the functional capabilities of the patient's body after the disease. A pulmonologist conducts a comprehensive assessment of the current state and prescribes medication therapy. During an appointment with a pediatrician, functional samples are made, including external respiration. Also, there are classes on physical training therapy with the selection of special breathing exercises and exercises to restore the body after inflammatory disease, as well as intensive massage using special massage techniques aimed for post pneumonia patients.
Coronavirus infection can provoke the development of viral pneumonia, which causes extensive damage to lung tissue and red blood cells. Because of this, the flow of oxygen into the body decreases, and other organs and tissues suffer: kidneys, liver, brain, heart. Even with a mild or asymptomatic course of the disease on a CT scan may detect areas of ground-glass opacity type damage.
Recovery of the body after pneumonia requires comprehensive therapy for a few months. Rehabilitation begins within the first 2-3 weeks from the beginning of drug treatment. It can be carried out in a day stay hospital with strict adherence to the recommendations of doctors.
The main tasks of rehabilitating children after COVID pneumonia are: restoration of lung function, prevention of adhesions or pneumofibrosis, getting rid of residual symptoms, rehabilitation of the body's immune protection, and prophylaxis of repeated inflammation.