ReviewViruses2022
Efficacy of Therapeutic Exercise in Reversing Decreased Strength, Impaired Respiratory Function, Decreased Physical Fitness, and Decreased Quality of Life Caused by the Post-COVID-19 Syndrome.
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28 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Post-COVID-19 Syndrome: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of pulmonary rehabilitation programmes and/or respiratory muscle training in patients with post-COVID conditions: a systematic review.Respiratory research · 2024Pooled it
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- The effect of macronutrient and micronutrient supplements on COVID-19: an umbrella review.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Investigating the shared genetic architecture between COVID-19 and obesity: a large-scale genome wide cross-trait analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Pooled it
- Analysis of blood biomarkers and sports performance in crossfit athletes using the elevation training mask 2.0 post SARS-CoV-2 infection.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Therapeutic Effects of Slow Deep Breathing on Cardiopulmonary Function, Physical Performance, Biochemical Parameters, and Stress in Older Adult Patients with Long COVID in Phayao, Thailand.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2025Trial
- Effects of a symptom-titrated exercise program on fatigue and quality of life in people with post-COVID condition - a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Impact of Pulmonary Rehabilitation on Physical, Mental Health and Quality of Life in Children with Post-COVID-19 Condition: A 12-Month Quasi-Experimental Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Aptamer-based analyses of plasma proteome in individuals with post-COVID condition who underwent tailored physical activity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of multidisciplinary rehabilitation on functional recovery in post-COVID-19 patients: a multicentric study across Ecuadorian healthcare centers.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Twelve weeks of respiratory muscle training enhance respiratory function in CrossFitBMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Optimizing Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Saudi Arabia: Current Practices, Challenges, and Future Directions.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Comparison of physical fitness in youth with post-COVID-19: A study of individuals with and without symptoms.AIMS public health · 2025Article
- Reporting of pre-existing multiple long-term conditions in physical rehabilitation for long COVID: a scoping review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024Article
- Effects of conventional versus virtual reality-simulated treadmill exercise on fatigue, cognitive function, and participant satisfaction in post-COVID-19 subjects. A randomized trial.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2024Article
- The Association of Genetic Markers Involved in Muscle Performance Responding to Lactate Levels during Physical Exercise Therapy by Nordic Walking in Patients with Long COVID Syndrome: A Nonrandomized Controlled Pilot Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on food security and diet quality in Chilanga District, Zambia.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- Effects of a randomized-controlled and online-supported physical activity intervention on exercise capacity, fatigue and health related quality of life in patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Impact of a tailored exercise regimen on physical capacity and plasma proteome profile in post-COVID-19 condition.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
In the current global scenario, many COVID-19 survivors present a severe deterioration in physical strength, respiratory function, and quality of life due to persistent symptoms and post-acute consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection. These alterations are known as post-COVID-19 syndrome for which there is no specific and effective treatment for their management. Currently, therapeutic exercise strategies (ThEx) are effective in many diseases by reducing the appearance of complications and side effects linked to treatment, and are consequently of great relevance. In this study, we review the effect of ThEX in reversing decreased strength, impaired respiratory function, decreased physical fitness, and decreased quality of life (QoL) caused by post-COVID-19 syndrome. A literature search was conducted through the electronic databases, Medline (PubMed), SciELO and Cochrane Library Plus for this structured narrative review for studies published from database retrieval up till 12 December 2022. A total of 433 patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome condition (60% women) were included in the nine studies which met the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Overall, post-COVID-19 syndrome patients who followed a ThEx intervention showed improvements in strength, respiratory function, physical fitness and QoL, with no exercise-derived side effects. Thus, ThEx based on strength, aerobic and respiratory training could be an adjuvant non-pharmacological tool in the modulation of post-COVID-19 syndrome.
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