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Physiotherapy in COVID-19 !

#stayfitwithanand
4 min readFeb 10, 2021

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Physiotherapists (Physical Therapists) and other clinicians often have direct contact with patients, which makes them susceptible to the transmission of infectious diseases. Physiotherapists are also often first contact practitioners, which means that they are in a position to take responsibility for the early identification of infectious disease and/or managing workload in primary care settings.

Key considerations:

  • Stay current — Ensure that you are well-read on current COVID-19 guidance. The WHO and the CDC have good evolving resources, also check with your local authority.
  • Stay calm — Have an objective view of the crisis we are facing. People, for example, staff and patients, may look to you as a leader to provide information to help them make decisions and also provide reassurance that we can take care of them at this time of need.
  • Minimize exposure in your setting — review infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines, practice social distancing, implement triage strategies, reschedule non-urgent care, consider digital service delivery, consider closures.
  • Get involved in workforce planning — where appropriate offer services to reduce the load on emergency departments and frontline practitioners.
  • Get educated — all staff should be trained in COVID-19 related strategies and procedures, including rehearsals of potential scenarios, such as a COVID-19 case being identified on the clinic premises.

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Written by #stayfitwithanand

Dr. Anand vaghasiya (PT, MIAP)Licensed Physical therapist & Fitness blogger, CEO of Revive Healthcare, Certified NDS practitioner, Personal Trainer.

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