Post-COVID-19 Muscle Health and Exercise Rehabilitation
A special issue of COVID (ISSN 2673-8112). This special issue belongs to the section "Long COVID and Post-Acute Sequelae".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 881
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Interests: cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation; physiotherapy in ICU patients; physical activity in adults with chronic respiratory; cardiac and metabolic dysfunctions
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Dear Colleagues,
There is great concern about persistent symptomatology and functional impairment among patients who recovered from COVID-19 infections. Fatigue and exercise impairment may be evident in a significant proportion of patients who present with muscle atrophy, weakness, and, consequently, reduced physical performance.
On the biochemical level, exercise triggers different cellular and molecular pathways that have beneficial effects on the tissues and reduce the concentration of proinflammatory cytokines, contributing to improvements in muscle health.
Exercise-induced bioactive molecules, named exerkines, play a crucial role in skeletal muscle development, mitigate anti-inflammatory-driven pathologies, and promote systemic beneficial effects. Exerkines have emerged as key mediators of the health benefits associated with physical activity and systematic exercise.
Effective rehabilitation strategies (face-to-face, remote, synchronous, and asynchronous) are essential to counteracting the effects of muscle dysfunction, promoting recovery, and restoring functional independence.
This Special Issue, “Post-COVID-19 Muscle Health and Exercise Rehabilitation”, aims to present innovative approaches and evidence-based practices for improving muscle health and rehabilitation in post-COVID-19 individuals. We invite contributions that address a wide range of topics, including the underlying mechanisms of muscle dysfunction post-COVID-19, the role of exercise interventions, nutritional support, and other multidisciplinary approaches to optimize recovery.
The Special Issue also welcomes research on population-specific challenges, such as in older adults or individuals with pre-existing conditions, as well as novel technological or therapeutic advancements for enhancing rehabilitation outcomes.
Dr. Eleni Kortianou
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- post-COVID-19
- long-COVID-19
- muscle health
- physical exercise
- exerkines
- muscle atrophy
- inflammation
- biomolecules
- rehabilitation
- physical activity
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