Liu Xiaodan - The Coronavirus Recovery Handbook: 19 Rehab Exercises for Mild to Severe Cases of COVID-19

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About the Authors

Liu Xiaodan, MD, is associate professor, master supervisor, rehabilitation therapist, and vice dean of the School of Rehabilitation Science of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; the chairman of the Occupational Therapy Youth Committee of the Chinese Rehabilitation Medical Association; and vice chairman of the External Treatment Committee of the Shanghai Society of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In recent years, Liu Xiaodan has been engaged in clinical research on lung rehabilitation for chronic respiratory diseases. During the past five years, she has been mainly responsible for more than ten projects at all levels, including for the National Nature Foundation, and has published more than thirty papers, including ten Science Citation Index (SCI) papers.

The pulmonary-based Qigong rehabilitation protocol (PQRP), which was created by Liu Xiaodan, has recently been featured widely on People.cn, Xinhuanet, the China Health Qigong Association Network, Xuexi.cn, the official website of the General Administration of Sport of China, Tencent, NetEase, and other platforms and media and has obtained much public recognition.

Shan Chunlei is a professor, chief physician, doctoral/postdoctoral supervisor, doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a visiting scholar of Harvard Medical School in the United States.

He is dean of Rehabilitation Science, School of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; director of the Rehabilitation Medicine Institute of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; and director of the Rehabilitation Medicine Center of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

In Shanghai, Shan Chunlei has been recognized as an outstanding academic leader and a leading talent in clinical rehabilitation.

He served as chairman of the traditional Supplementary Integrated Rehabilitation Committee of the Asia-Oceanian Society for NeuroRehabilitation and chairman of the Brain Function Testing and Regulation Rehabilitation Committee of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine.

He is a peer reviewer for the second review of the National Natural Science Foundation of China project. He is mainly engaged in clinical and scientific research in rehabilitation medicine using integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine. He has won the excellent Young and Middle-aged Expert Award for Stroke Prevention and Treatment from the National Health Commission of the Peoples Republic of China, the Outstanding Rehabilitation Physicians Award, and first prize in the Science and Technology Award from the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine.

He is in charge of one national key research and development program project and three National Natural Science Foundation projects. He has published more than 120 academic papers, including fifty SCI papers. He has edited and participated in the compilation of thirty monographs and textbooks.

About the Book

Recently, coronavirus (COVID-19) has become widespread, and many countries worldwide are experiencing the pandemic.

In response to the call for international and regional cooperation in the fight against the pandemic, for sharing our experience of epidemic prevention and control with relevant countries, and for joint management of the pandemic, which was proposed by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, we wanted to publish an English version of the book The Coronavirus Recovery Handbook, to reflect Chinas determination and commitment to building a community with a shared future for humankind.

This book was compiled by the rehabilitation medicine team of Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. It was based on the teams previous clinical and scientific research work, combined with relevant national diagnosis and treatment guidance and the clinical experience of many experts involved in the fight against this pandemic. To address the clinical needs of patients with mild and severe COVID-19, this book presents a series of integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine lung rehabilitation training methods, which have been used in the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center (affiliated to Fudan University) and Lei Shenshan Hospital in Wuhan.

In particular, it is worth mentioning that the pulmonary-based Qigong rehabilitation protocol (PQRP) introduced in the book has a good rehabilitative effect on patients with mild COVID-19 symptoms or with chronic respiratory diseases. After practice, some patients reported that they experienced smooth breathing, comfortable muscles and that they felt refreshed and relaxed. This set of exercises scientifically integrates the action of regulating lung and breathing functions in the traditional Chinese exercises of Liuzijue, Wuqinxi, Baduanjin, and Yijinjing Qigong. Therefore, these exercises are both scientific and comprehensive. They are also simple and easy to implement. This exercise system is not only based on the ancient theory of traditional Chinese medicine, but also has been tested in modern clinical medicine.

To make it easier for readers to practice by themselves, the book is accompanied by an excellent teaching demonstration video, which is linked to the book with a QR code.

Preface One

In 2020, a novel coronavirus pneumonia (named coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19) spread around the world, resulting in serious harm to human lives. Under the strong leadership of President Xi Jinping, the Chinese government is engaged in a vigorous effort to combat the sudden outbreak of this novel virus. A nationwide battle against what is now a pandemic has been initiated, and 1.4 billion Chinese people are united in fighting this war without smoke. At present, the prevention and control of the pandemic is in a critical period; the situation remains severe but is stable and improving.

Patients with COVID-19 often first show respiratory symptoms and have varying degrees of impaired respiratory function. Patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms show dyspnea and hypoxemia, which can develop into acute respiratory distress syndrome with multiple organ failures and dysfunction. For patients with mild or severe COVID-19 symptoms, if treatment is prolonged and the period of physical inactivity is lengthy, complications tend to occur (including pressure ulcers, venous thrombosis, orthostatic hypotension, muscle atrophy, and osteoporosis), and recovery of respiration, circulation, and systemic functions is difficult. Therefore, appropriate and moderate rehabilitation interventions for patients with mild and stable COVID-19 symptoms in the recovery stage will help to prevent complications, promote recovery of cardiopulmonary function and physical fitness, and relieve anxiety and panic. In the current situation, saving lives and preventing the resurgence of the disease remain the top priorities, but rehabilitation can still make a difference and can be initiated before the recovery period. Rehabilitation can be initiated early without affecting the treatment for patients. For example, in the early stage, patients can move their limbs to prevent damage to joint functions, perform sputum-discharging exercises in a variety of positions (including prone position, healthy lateral position, and tapping and rubbing the back), and perform breath training exercises. In the recovery period, patients could practice the PQRP introduced in this book, which helps to improve respiratory function.