Hospital Physiotherapy Practice in Times of COVID-19-lessons to Advance

1. Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife (PE) Brasil. 2. Laboratório de Investigação Médica em Pneumologia (LIM 09), Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. Cardiorespiratory and intensive care physiotherapy are well-established hospital specialties that have two major aims: 1) preventing and mitigating adverse effects related to prolonged bed rest; and 2) maintaining and improving respiratory function. As an emerging specialty, recommendations for respiratory and physical interventions for hospitalized patients have been continuously developed following the growth of scientific evidence.(1,2)