P.T. Rao, MPT, PhD, Department of Physiotherapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal Hospital, Old Airport Road, Bengaluru - 560017, Karnataka, India.
Phys Ther. 2021 Jan 4;101(1). doi: 10.1093/ptj/pzaa192.
With the COVID pandemic, the delivery of rehabilitation services has been greatly affected across lifespan, especially towards children with disabilities. The significant physical and mental health stressors of prolonged home confinement coupled with discontinuation of rehabilitation services can lead to several long-term concerns among children with disabilities. In light of the current events, our approach towards rehabilitation needs to be re-evaluated and revamped. The point of view highlights the potential ways in which we could continue to provide physical therapy services for children with disabilities. Use of family-centered and home-based models of care can be considered to reach out to children with disabilities using telerehabilitation and digital physical therapy by adopting a modified framework of care. The implications of the point of view may help aid clinician’s world-over to continue providing rehabilitation services to children with disabilities.
随着 COVID 大流行,终身康复服务受到了极大的影响,特别是对于残疾儿童。长期居家隔离带来的重大身心压力,加上康复服务的中断,可能会给残疾儿童带来诸多长期问题。鉴于当前的情况,我们需要重新评估和改进康复方法。本文观点强调了我们可以继续为残疾儿童提供物理治疗服务的潜在途径。考虑采用远程康复和数字物理治疗,并通过修改护理框架,利用以家庭为中心和以家庭为基础的护理模式,为残疾儿童提供服务。本文观点的意义可能有助于帮助全世界的临床医生继续为残疾儿童提供康复服务。