Early rehabilitation of COVID-19 survivors is important to reduce long-term complications, according to researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

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In a review report published in The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, experts explored different interventions and provided a guide on how critically ill patients who have recovered from COVID-19 can rehabilitate and get back to their normal lives.

“COVID-19 can have a significant impact on someone’s health,” said Gerard Francisco, MD, professor and chair of physical medicine and rehabilitation at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. “It is very clear that although the virus presents as a respiratory problem, it can affect a person’s entire body.” Francisco is the chief medical officer at TIRR Memorial Hermann.