Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: PeterJ.Thomas@health.qld.gov.au.
² Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
³ Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
⁴ Physiotherapy Department, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia.
⁵ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Department of Critical Care, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁹ School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada; The Research Institute of St Joe's, Hamilton, Canada.
¹⁰ Physiotherapy, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Preston, United Kingdom.
¹¹ Physiotherapy, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
¹² Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
¹³ School of Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, Australia.
¹⁴ Physiotherapy Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia.

PMID: 32312646
PMCID: PMC7165238
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.011

Physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting: clinical practice recommendations

Peter Thomas et al. J Physiother. 2020 Apr.

. 2020 Apr;66(2):73-82.

doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.011. Epub 2020 Mar 30.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physiotherapy, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: PeterJ.Thomas@health.qld.gov.au.
² Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
³ Physiotherapy, University of Canberra, Australia; Physiotherapy Department, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, Australia.
⁴ Physiotherapy Department, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Australia.
⁵ Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium; Department of Critical Care, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁶ Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Australia.
⁷ Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
⁸ School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
⁹ School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada; St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Canada; The Research Institute of St Joe's, Hamilton, Canada.
¹⁰ Physiotherapy, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals, Preston, United Kingdom.
¹¹ Physiotherapy, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
¹² Department of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
¹³ School of Physiotherapy, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Perth, Australia.
¹⁴ Physiotherapy Department, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia.

PMID: 32312646
PMCID: PMC7165238
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphys.2020.03.011

Abstract

This document outlines recommendations for physiotherapy management for COVID-19 in the acute hospital setting. It includes: recommendations for physiotherapy workforce planning and preparation; a screening tool for determining requirement for physiotherapy; and recommendations for the selection of physiotherapy treatments and personal protective equipment. It is intended for use by physiotherapists and other relevant stakeholders in the acute care setting caring for adult patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19.

Keywords: COVID-19; Coronavirus; Physical therapy.

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