Vincer EMO Project: Physical Activity for Haemophilic Patients. How We Faced Up SARS COV2 Pandemic

Abstract

The SARS COVID pandemic has negatively impacted health care activities in the entire world, both in emergency and ordinary inpatient and outpatient regimes. Rehabilitation has also suffered a heavy penalty which has not spared research projects in specific sectors. The VINCEREMO project stems from the need to objectively evaluate the benefits of a regular personalized physical activity program on musculoskeletal health in patients with severe haemophilia A and B. These patients present in a high percentage of important functional limitations and reduction of trophism and muscle strength due to the consequences of haemophilic arthropathy. Multi-district impairments in addition with the high risk of bleeding hinder the performance of common recreational and sports activities, resulting in social isolation of patients, especially in childhood and youth age. Even if the SARS COVID pandemic interrupted the various rehabilitation activities in the expected mode of the project, we were also able to continue the training course thanks to personalized tele-rehabilitation programs, who supported patients during the lockdown period, maintaining good adherence to therapeutic proposals. The preliminary results of the controls at the end of the reference period showed positive changes in the outcome indicators.