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b'What Do We Know? Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome\\n\\n\\n\\nDavid\\xa0Putrino\\xa0is the Director of Rehabilitation Innovations and\\xa0Jenna\\xa0Tosto\\xa0Mancuso is a physical therapist both at the Abilities Research Center at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Josh Duntz is the CEO and founder of a breathwork company called\\xa0Stasis. Dayna McCarthy is a physician in the department of rehabilitation at Mount Sinai Hospital.\\n\\n\\n\\nDavid discusses the management of COVID in three phases:\\n\\n\\n\\n1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Prehab \\u2013 get patients to feel control over their symptoms (i.e. breathwork)\\n\\n\\n\\n2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Medical \\u2013 investigating red flags which may prevent a patient advancing with treatment\\n\\n\\n\\n3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Physical Therapy \\u2013 a reconditioning program\\n\\n\\n\\nJosh uses breathwork to teach functional breathing and having control over one\\u2019s breath. He uses this treatment to help COVID patients become comfortable to perform physical activity.\\n\\n\\n\\nJosh uses the three pillars to explain breathwork:\\n\\n\\n\\n1.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Mechanics of breathing\\n\\n\\n\\n2.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Tidal volume \\u2013 measuring normal breathing\\n\\n\\n\\n3.\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Respiration rate\\n\\n\\n\\nDayna explains her role in phase 2 of management \\u2013 checking if there is anything significant that needs to be ruled out or taken care of from a medical standpoint.\\n\\n\\n\\nJenna emphasizes that when patients reach phase 3, these patients are highly sensitive with quick symptom exacerbation. PT\\u2019s need to go against their instincts for pushing patients and educate patients to not push themselves.\\n\\n\\n\\nCheck out Jenna\\u2019s previous episode with us presenting her\\xa0COVID-19 Long-Hauler Inservice.\\n\\n\\n\\nPARTING SHOT\\n\\n\\n\\n36:28 \\u201cListen to your patients. Work with a broad variety of professionals. If you don\\u2019t know the answer to something, reach out to us.\\u201d \\u2013 DAVID\\n\\n\\n\\n36:45 \\u201cIt is national PT month so Choose PT. As a PT, this is an opportunity for all of us to help our patients. Take that opportunity.\\u201d \\u2013 JENNA\\n\\n\\n\\n36:59 \\u201cYou breathe more than you do anything else in life. I think everyone can get something out of breathwork.\\u201d \\u2013 JOSH\\n\\n\\n\\n37:18 \\u201cAs a physician, I am really keen on interdisciplinary approaches. You guys are so important to this cause so reach out to any other providers that you have and work together to try and help out this patient population.\\u201d \\u2013 DAYNA'