Hospital do Mar Cuidados Especializados Lisboa, a unit of Luz Saúde Group dedicated to rehabilitation and geriatrics, now has available a new area of intervention – the Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation – aimed at people who have had this disease and need to recover from severe and prolonged physical sequelae. COVID-19 is a new disease and has a clinical variability that ranges from asymptomatic infections to severe conditions. After the acute phase, the period of convalescence and recovery from COVID-19 infection also varies, but the disease often leaves potentially serious sequelae that limit the performance of the person basic functions , especially in the case of patients who have had to be admitted to intensive care. There is already even a term to describe this situation: the long Covid-19 or post-Covid-19 syndrome. In this new area of intervention at Hospital do Mar our clients can count on a multidisciplinary rehabilitation team, composed of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists to intervene in these cases, such as : Restrictive lung disease; Cardiovascular, pulmonary and musculoskeletal deconditioning; Other neurological consequences of the virus, such as encephalopathy, cerebrovascular dysfunctions and cerebral hypoxia, peripheral nerve damage; Affective disorders such as depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder; Post-treatment syndrome in intensive care with polyneuropathy, myopathy, peripheral nerve injuries, dysphagia, dysphonia; Acute confusion state, at least in the early stages; Fatigue; Cognitive deficit. You can book an appointment at Hospital do Mar Lisboa: Presentially ( see how you can reach us ); By telephone: call 219 948 660 and talk to us.
