Four Steps to Ease COVID Patients Back to Exercise By Marcia Frellick
March 8, 2021 Once patients who have had COVID-19 are symptom-free for at least 7 days, doctors can determine if they are ready for an exercise plan and help them start slowly, new research advises.
Guidance on how doctors can lead patients safely to exercise after COVID-19 was published online in the
BMJ by David Salman, academic clinical fellow in primary care at the Imperial College of London, and colleagues in January.
They recommend a four-step approach for those who have had mild to moderate COVID-19.
The authors focus on patients who have had prolonged inactivity but who do not have long-haul COVID-19 illness.