Your Health Checkup
Your Health Checkup: Rehab for COVID-19 Cases
Episode 15 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
The new areas of rehabilitation services. Guest: Kimberly Fritts, LVHN.
COVID-19 and the pandemic have created a completely new area of rehabilitation services. A visit to one of the centers. Guest: Kimberly Fritts, Director of Rehabilitation, LVHN.
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Your Health Checkup is a local public television program presented by PBS39
Your Health Checkup
Your Health Checkup: Rehab for COVID-19 Cases
Episode 15 | 2mVideo has Closed Captions
COVID-19 and the pandemic have created a completely new area of rehabilitation services. A visit to one of the centers. Guest: Kimberly Fritts, Director of Rehabilitation, LVHN.
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Although the number of peoe coming in with long term symptoms is decreasing, she says if you get Covid-19, u should still watch for anyg out of the ordinary.
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Fritz also says telehealths been vital in reaching pats who wouldn't otherwise be e to make it into physical therapy for PBS39.
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