PHYSIOTHERAPY PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITAL DURING SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) PANDEMIC: THE IMPORTANCE AND CHALLENGES OF REHABILITATION / DESEMPENHO E GESTÃO DA FISIOTERAPIA NO HOSPITAL DURANTE A PANDEMIA DO SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19): A IMPORTÂNCIA E OS DESAFIOS DA REABILITAÇÃO

Human society is experiencing intense social changes caused by the new Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. The disease caused by the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) and facing a scenario of fear and high mortality rates, adaptations were necessary in several sectors, especially in health. COVID-19 causes acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The consequence for infected individuals is the search for medical services, and for more serious cases, it is admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), given the seriousness and compromise of the case. Based on all the signs and symptoms and evolution of COVID-19, strategies are necessary to alleviate and treat the individual's clinical condition. Thus, physiotherapy is able to significantly minimize the consequences of all sequelae resulting from the hospitalization process, promoting faster functional recovery and, if necessary, providing care to reverse the pulmonary impairment that the infected individual may have.