Rehabilitation interventions in long COVID: a case report

Abstract

ABSTRACT. The repercussions of Long COVID demand specialised rehabilitation care. Interdisciplinary interventions in a 58-year-old patient were implemented to improve the clinical, motor and cognitive complaints associated with COVID-19. The rehabilitation team performed quantitative and qualitative evaluations in the initial phase and after 12 months of follow-up. The patient’s neuropathic pain, ankle and foot muscle strength, gait pattern, general cognitive functioning, initiative, emotional expressiveness, processing speed, neuropsychiatric symptoms and quality of life improved. She demonstrated gains in metacognition and expanded the use of compensatory strategies, resuming her routine and professional activities, although still with signs of executive dysfunction. It is concluded that a rehabilitation program calibrated to the profile of the patient with Long COVID had positive effects on functionality and satisfaction with quality of life.

Keywords

• Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome
• Rehabilitation
• Patient Care Team
• Mononeuropathies
• Cognitive Training