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. 2020 Dec 1;5(4):86-88.
doi: 10.22540/JFSF-05-086. eCollection 2020 Dec.

It's Corona Calling: Time for Telerehabilitation!

Marcalee Alexander  1
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It's Corona Calling: Time for Telerehabilitation!

Marcalee Alexander. J Frailty Sarcopenia Falls. .

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a disproportionate impact on people with disabilities and the elderly. Moreover, the pandemic can be likened to disasters caused by catastrophic weather events which will increase in the future in response to climate change. To forestall these threats, rehabilitation professionals must to come together internationally to prepare and proactively educate their peers and patients. This can be done through observance of such times as Day for Tomorrow. Moreover, rehabilitation professionals need to transition to greener forms of healthcare in order to assure that in the future we all sustain our abilities.

Keywords: Climate change; Covid-19; Disability; Sustain our abilities; Telerehabilitation.

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Conflict of interest statement

Marcalee Alexander, MD is president of the US nonprofit Sustain Our Abilities for which she receives no remuneration.

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