How Physical Therapy Can Help with COVID Recovery

While people across the world are getting vaccinated, new COVID cases are still emerging. The coronavirus continues to define our lives, and with over 1.4 million cases in Canada alone, it seems like the pandemic is far from over.

Doctor massaging patient’s shoulder


Though COVID affects everyone differently, some common symptoms include breathing difficulties, weakness, fatigue, and physical pain. If you’re recovering from COVID and you’re having a hard time being your former healthy self, a physical therapist might be able to help you.

Improved Breathing

Physical therapy can help improve lung capacity. Therapists make use of a variety of exercises that can help you breathe better as you recover from COVID. These include diaphragmatic exercises, a form of deep breathing that restores lung function.

Other practices might involve lying down on your stomach for increasing oxygen levels, a position that has reportedly helped many COVID patients in the past. In addition, physical therapists use special equipment to improve the mobility of soft tissues, so there’s less restriction while you’re breathing.

Pain Reduction 

If you have COVID, chances are that your body hurts. A physical therapist can help you with that.

A woman in pain


In fact, physical therapy is one of the best things you can do to help ease your pain. A therapist will have a strong, custom plan in place, based on your specific needs, and methods to implement it to give you an experience that is as painless as possible.

Regaining Strength

COVID leaves people feeling weak and physically drained. Getting help from a physical therapist can help you regain your energy. Strength-regaining exercises might be a little tough for you initially, and you’d have to put in some extra work, but it’s totally worth it in the long run.

Panic Control/Relaxation

During the pandemic, it’s as important to take care of your mind as it is to take care of your body. COVID can make you feel scared and upset. You may start panicking about the health of your loved ones, and the isolation might get to you. Physical therapy is a great way to feel better physically and improve your mental state.

The role of a physical therapist isn’t just limited to restoring your physical health. Therapists engage you with various exercises that can help with panic control.

Divergent Innovative Health Care is a pain management clinic in Calgary offering physical therapy by an expert team of therapists. They’re complying with a range of sanitization and social distancing measures to provide you with one of the finest health care in the region.  You can call them at (587) 325-0253 or make an appointment with a physical therapist online.

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