PANAJI
Manipal Hospital, Goa has announced the launch of Manipal Pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre to take care of Out-Patient (OP) and Internal-Patient (IP) who are experiencing post-recovery complications. With the launch coinciding with World Lung day, the hospital pledges to provide a better path to recovery and help them bounce back to normality as soon as possible through its pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre.
The after effects of COVID-19 recovery may potentially include ailments like pneumonia and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) which may require assisted breathing support. Due to inflammation caused by ARDS in the lungs, patients may experience lung fibrosis where the lungs will get scarred, resulting in long-term complications.
Speaking about the launch, Dr Prabhu Prasad N.C, Head of Pulmonology “ Manipal Hospital, Goa said, “The major problem of COVID-19 is its after-effects on our health. The patients may experience various complications like fibrosis and it’s even more problematic if you are suffering from other chronic diseases like asthma, diabetes, etc. COVID-19 attacks your respiratory system and it becomes critical to get access to the right kind of healthcare to treat post-COVID complications.”
The newly launched Manipal Pulmonary rehabilitation centre is equipped with state of the art Norwegian Rehabilitation workstation, Redcord. Redcord is a suspension and sling based exercise system which is unique in the sense that it has an advantage of customised exercise therapy with perfect balance to prevent falls and injuries especially in sick and elderly individuals. The Centre is teamed up with experienced respiratory therapist, psychologist, nutritionist with the leadership of interventional pulmonologist for the perfect disease based prescription of rehabilitation services.
Manish Trivedi, Hospital Director - Manipal Hospital, Goa said, “COVID-19 demands a different approach to the way healthcare is being provided and we aim to address this issue through our pulmonary Rehabilitation Centre and ensure that the patient recovers completely from COVID-19.”
