Perspectives of physiotherapists and rehabilitation providers on the outbreak of covid-19 pandemic and potentially therapeutic roles

By the end of 2019 and the initial of 2020, similar symptoms of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic are presented in China Extraordinarily, COVID-19 has extensively spread worldwide within the last three months affecting humans' life and causing permanently a fearing sensation among all populations All agencies worldwide recommended their populations to stay home to prevent and terminate this fatal infectious disease During exposure to any pandemic infectious disease over history, many modalities of the treatment were reported to control and prevent its prevalence such as improving the public health, rehydration, and vaccinations that became the ideal strategies to exterminate these infectious diseases No treatment modalities were reported to prevent or control the COVID-19 infection Therefore, we have to highlight the role of physical therapy and rehabilitation against the outbreak of viral infection This manuscript suggests that physical therapy and rehabilitation may eliminate the common harmful respiratory, circulatory, and physical complications that follow the exposure to viral infections Also, it explains that the rehabilitation program may present an effective approach to retrieve physical and psychological functions besides medical treatment In conclusion, serious recommendations have to be considered for conducting exercise training and telerehabilitation to prevent and control the outbreak of COVID-19