COVID-19 REHABILITATION EXPERT TO PROVIDE INSIGHTS AT AN INDUSTRY SEMINAR IN DUBAI
Since the outbreak of the pandemic , HUR , a specialized computerized exercise solutions provider , has been at the forefront of efforts to help rehabilitate COVID-19 patients worldwide
An expert in cardiovascular rehabilitation is in Dubai to share his expertise and insights in treating the long-term effects of COVID-19 .
Dr . Piero Clavario , Director and Chief Physician at the Cardiac Rehabilitation Center , Genoa , Italy , presents his research and experience of using HUR computerized exercise solutions to treat long-COVID-19 patients at an industry seminar titled ‘ Long Covid Rehabilitation ’ on 25th January at The H Dubai .
Practising in one of the first and most badly affected European regions to be hit by the outbreak , Dr . Clavario has been on the frontline of tackling the disease , both in the treatment and rehabilitation phases .
Throughout the pandemic , Dr . Clavario and his team have cared for several hundred COVID-19 survivors who have been discharged from hospitals in the region .
Dr . Clavario said : " These patients included those both intubated in ICU and those who spent shorter times in hospitals . We investigated aspects that escape standard virological and pulmonary examinations . Half of those treated had psychological problems , including 30 per cent that had PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder )."
“ Each patient was evaluated using multiple tests by a team of doctors , cardiologists , neurologists , psychologists and physicians . What surprised me was that even the patients that had not spent any time in the ICU were extremely feeble . There was no evidence of a cardiological or pulmonary problem , but they could not even walk up a flight of stairs , with most showing severe muscle weakness .
The positive thing was that , after a period of exercise in our gym with HUR equipment , most of them recovered ."
Since the outbreak of the pandemic , HUR , a specialized computerized exercise solutions provider , has been at the forefront of efforts to help rehabilitate COVID-19 patients worldwide , closely collaborating with the medical research community in the field .
In the Middle East , leading medical facilities , such as the Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital group , have used HUR with excellent results .
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