Respiratory rehabilitation of patients with novel coronavirus pneumonia after discharge from hospital – How to adjust if you are unwell

If the patient has uncomfortable symptoms during the activity, the solutions are as follows: 1, pain: when the patient has pain symptoms in the musculoskeletal system, the exercise prescription should be adjusted as appropriate; 2, weakness: for patients with mild disease after discharge, the intensity of the activity can be increased gradually to medium intensity under the monitoring of blood oxygen, for patients with severe disease, it is recommended that the cycle of intensity adjustment should be longer; 3, shortness of breath: the exercise process Before and after and throughout the process need to strengthen blood oxygen and symptom monitoring, shortness of breath, wheezing, chest tightness and other symptoms, need to understand the patient’s finger oxygen level, less than 93% should be terminated when the activity; 4, dyspnea: bedridden patients, should use a wedge pad or thick quilt pad behind the back, so that the trunk and the bed is 60 °, a pillow under the knee joint, to ensure that the knee flexion slightly higher than the hip, the neck and shoulder and auxiliary respiratory muscles relaxed, the upper limbs Support on the bed, inhale slowly through the nose and exhale slowly through the mouth; for non-ambulatory patients, find a stable support surface to sit on, relax the neck and shoulders, relax the auxiliary respiratory muscles, etc., support the upper limbs, inhale slowly through the nose and exhale slowly through the mouth for adjustment. Content source: Dr. You Lai