Since the beginning of the COVID-19 spread, the researchers have informed people to cover their mouth, nose and eyes as the coronavirus primarily infects the lungs by entering through these mucous membranes. The virus worsens the lung condition and may cause serious lung problems such as pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and pulmonary fibrosis. The primary symptom of all these is shortness of breath due to lung damage. Multiple treatment methods were introduced to improve severe lung conditions induced due to COVID-19.
Among those methods, the prone position has been widely used as well as recommended by medical health experts globally as adjuvant therapy for improving oxygenation in COVID-19 patients. Let's understand in details the prone positioning and its effectiveness in the management of COVID-19. COVID-19 And Pulmonary Fibrosis: Causes, Symptoms, Risk Factors…
