Part III, and my favorite part to write, reviews the concrete steps we can take to prevent pulmonary disease and slow age-related changes to the lungs.

Fortunately, about 80% of people who get Covid-19 will experience only mild symptoms. However, the other 20% can experience more severe symptoms and 5% may experience critical illness as a result. Recovery from moderate to severe Covid-19 can take weeks, months or longer. Generally, the longer you were in the hospital, ICU or on a mechanical ventilator, the longer you may experience residual effects, and the more protracted your recovery may be. The APTA has provided physical therapists with a wonderful resource, the PACER series (Post-Acute Covid-19 Exercise and Rehabilitation project) to help us best prepare to care for patients as they recover from Covid-10 and I have pulled together some of the most relevant information I learned from this course here for you. If you contracted Covid-19, and still don’t feel yourself despite the ‘all-clear’ of a negative test, here are some things you may be experiencing, and some information on how Physical Therapy can help you continue along the recovery process.