According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as of mid-September 2022, more than 21 million Brazilians have recovered from COVID-19. However, post-infection symptoms continue to appear months after the end of the acute infection, a syndrome called long COVID. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the responses of fascia-focused manual therapy in participants with long COVID.
Participants reported to have long COVID, of both sexes, aged between 20 and 80 years, from
the community, outpatient clinics and hospitals will be evaluated. The treatment of
participants will be carried out at the CEFID-UDESC Physiotherapy School Clinic, where they
will undergo assessment of the biomechanical and viscoelastic properties of tissues, postural
control, pain and quality of life. For normality analysis, the Shapiro-Wilk test will be
applied, and according to the distribution of the data, parametric or non-parametric tests
will be used. Pre- and post-assessment and treatment data will be compared using descriptive
statistics and Student's t-test with a significance level of p=0.05 for parametric data or
Wilcoxon for non-parametric data.
Other: Guidebook
Folder that will be given to the participant to carry out 5 minutes of intervention daily
Other: Guidebook and Myofascial Reorganization® (RMF).
The intervention will be carried out once a week for 30 minutes for 6 weeks. It will include passive, active-assisted moments (with and without load). In addition to a folder that will be given to the participant to carry out 5 minutes of intervention daily.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants diagnosed with long COVID, of both sexes, aged between 20 and 80 years,
from the community, outpatient clinics and hospitals.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants with suspected deep vein thrombosis; Participants with neurological
disorders.
Santa Catarina State University
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Investigator: Larissa Sinhorim
Larissa Sinhorim
47984057340
larissasinhorim@hotmail.com
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