1. Introduction
sore throat, nausea, myalgia, fatigue, fever, pain, cough, dizziness, skin rash, sleep problems, depressive, loss of taste and smell, headache, coronavirus disease 2019, Fatigue
SORE THROAT, VIRUS, CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019, VIRAL DISEASES, RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS, SYNDROME, CORONAVIRUS
The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of traditional neurological rehabilitation and neurological rehabilitation combined with a rehabilitation robot for patients with post-COVID-19 fatigue syndrome. Eighty-six participants transferred from intensive care units due to post-viral fatigue after COVID-19 were randomly divided into two groups: the intervention group and the control group. The control group received standard neurological rehabilitation for 120 min a day, while the intervention group received the same neurological rehabilitation for 75 min a day, complemented by 45 min of exercises on the rehabilitation robot. The Berg scale, Tinetti scale, six-minute walking test, isokinetic muscle force test, hand grip strength, Barthel Index, and Functional Independence Measure were used to measure the outcomes. Both groups improved similarly during the rehabilitation. Between groups, a comparison of before/after changes revealed that the intervention group improved better in terms of Functional Independence Measure (In recent years, a new global health problem emerged due to the novel coronavirus—SARS-CoV-2—causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This virus, which first appeared in China, has quickly spread worldwide, causing a global pandemic. In addition to the characteristic symptoms of respiratory tract infections, such as fever, cough, or fatigue, in the course of COVID-19, many other symptoms are likely to appear, including loss of taste and smell, sore throat, headache, muscle or joint pain, skin rash, nausea and vomiting, and dizziness [A similar phenomenon has also been reported for other viral diseases. Tansey et al. [Fatigue syndrome observed after COVID-19 is characterized by chronic fatigue, sleep problems, depressive symptoms, and myalgia [Various rehabilitation approaches are used to manage post-COVID symptoms [Due to the growing workload of medical staff as well as the ever-increasing costs of rehabilitation, new methods of patient therapy are also sought, involving advanced medical devices that have the potential to reduce the burden on multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams. In light of the abovementioned problems, robotic devices could greatly improve the ability of healthcare to manage post-COVID patients and their symptoms [