Physiotherapy in Post COVID-19 Syndrome Patients

Cognitive Behavioral Principles-based Treatment Program for Patients With Post COVID-19 Syndrome

Patients who have undergone COVID-19 infection often have long-term sequelae. One of the most prevalent sequelae is pain. The main objective of this research is to investigate the efficacy of a cognitive behavioral principles-based treatment program in fear avoidance beliefs, disability, pain catastrophizing and pain interference.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients of both sexes.
• Agreed to participate.
• Post COVID-19 patients meeting the WHO definition for this disease.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological or orthopaedic pathologies that limited voluntary movement.
• Cognitive impairment that prevented them from understanding and answering the questionnaires.
• Patients suffering from a reinfection with SARS-CoV-2.
• Patients who had been hospitalized due to COVID-19 infection.
• Patients who had pre-existing chronic pain according to the current IASP definition.