How does the corona affect endurance? | Israel today

A study conducted at Beilinson Hospital found that the physical endurance of recovering people at an average age of 45 equals the endurance of 80-year-olds • "Having difficulty returning to full function"

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A new survey conducted among 30 Corona recoverers and conducted at the Beilinson Institute of Physical Therapy, found that the physical endurance of recoverers at an average age of 45 is equal to the physical endurance of 80-year-olds. 

In the survey, two tests were performed: In the first test, a short 6-minute walk was performed, in which the recoverers walked 450 m while the average was 700 m.

Another test performed, the recoverers were asked to "sit and get up", and they did so 14 times, with the average being 30.

"Many patients do not return to full physical function, which manifests itself in daily activities, or even back to their work routine," said Ran Levy, a physiotherapist at Beilinson Hospital. In muscle pain and more. "

Nira Cohen Zubari, director of the Physiotherapy Institute and gym instructor at Beilinson, says: "We see a large age range among recovering people from the early 30s to 80. When the late symptoms can appear in various systems in the body, for example: heart, lungs, skeletal muscle system and more."