Spirometers, yoga exercises part of daily routines at Covid-19 care centres

As cases increased in India’s second wave, additional Covid care centres were added to treat patients who could not be isolated at home. Apart from the medicines and additional oxygen, breathing exercises and nutritional food were inculcated in their daily routines. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Nurses, doctors and volunteers have started making patients do yoga and stretching exercises. Due to the nature of the virus, monitoring breathing patterns and focusing on lung health has become vital. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Several reports show Covid-19 causing inflammation of the lungs. Doctors have found patients aged 30-50 years facing breathlessness due to lung infection and pneumonia. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

To improve the functioning of the lungs, hospitals usually conduct spirometry to check lung health. Spirometer is a device that helps the lungs recover after an illness by checking the breathing pattern and capacity depending on the volume of air inhaled and exhaled. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Hand-held incentive spirometers are now becoming a part of Covid care in several centres. Spirometers can be purchased online and can also be used at home to increase the efficiency of lung functioning. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

Spirometers keep the lungs active and free of fluid. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)

This picture shows doctors helping patients for routine exercise at the Post Covid care ward at Dhanvantari covid hospital in Vastrapur, Ahmedabad. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)