Does anyone know people currently infected?

[Bo Ryan's Massage Therapist]

Reason I ask is the natural reaction when sick with covid-19 is to lay in bed and do nothing.  However, if you know someone infected, please encourage them to get up and move around.  One is much more likely to get pneumonia if they stay in bed... for those in the medical field, incentive spirometry is key.... you want to move around and stretch and take really deep breaths or you will set yourself up for pneumonia.  If your loved one gets infected, please PM me and I'll give you information on how to stay healthy

[Lennys Tap]

Reason I ask is the natural reaction when sick with covid-19 is to lay in bed and do nothing.  However, if you know someone infected, please encourage them to get up and move around.  One is much more likely to get pneumonia if they stay in bed... for those in the medical field, incentive spirometry is key.... you want to move around and stretch and take really deep breaths or you will set yourself up for pneumonia.  If your loved one gets infected, please PM me and I'll give you information on how to stay healthy

Bo

Thankful that as of now I don't need your help but I'm grateful to know it's available. Scoop is lucky to have you on board!

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Great advice Bo.  Thanks.

[Hards Alumni]

Reason I ask is the natural reaction when sick with covid-19 is to lay in bed and do nothing.  However, if you know someone infected, please encourage them to get up and move around.  One is much more likely to get pneumonia if they stay in bed... for those in the medical field, incentive spirometry is key.... you want to move around and stretch and take really deep breaths or you will set yourself up for pneumonia.  If your loved one gets infected, please PM me and I'll give you information on how to stay healthy

I've read that laying prone is much better than on your back.

[GooooMarquette]

I've read that laying prone is much better than on your back.

I have read that too...but the article I saw only referenced patients on ventilators doing better prone.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200324202056.htm

Have you seen any evidence to suggest this is also the case with patients who aren't on ventilators?

[Jay Bee]

I've read that laying prone is much better than on your back.

I bet u have

[StillAWarrior]

I'm told that an aunt/uncle have it and are doing well.  Honestly, I'm a little confused because I heard that one was asymptomatic and the other only had mild cold symptoms but they tested positive. I very curious how they managed to get tested under those circumstances because, unfortunately, it's still quite difficult to get tested around here.

[Hards Alumni]

I bet u have

I know you don't care as long as his name is Bruce.

[Jay Bee]

I'm told that an aunt/uncle have it and are doing well.  Honestly, I'm a little confused because I heard that one was asymptomatic and the other only had mild cold symptoms but they tested positive. I very curious how they managed to get tested under those circumstances because, unfortunately, it's still quite difficult to get tested around here.

Maybe he's an NBA player??

[Bo Ryan's Massage Therapist]

I've read that laying prone is much better than on your back.

Laying prone helps lung function with ARDS and has been shown to help critically ill covid patients

[ZiggysFryBoy]

I've read that laying prone is much better than on your back.

Face down, ass up, that's the way we like to .....

[lostpassword]

Reason I ask is the natural reaction when sick with covid-19 is to lay in bed and do nothing.  However, if you know someone infected, please encourage them to get up and move around.  One is much more likely to get pneumonia if they stay in bed... for those in the medical field, incentive spirometry is key.... you want to move around and stretch and take really deep breaths or you will set yourself up for pneumonia.  If your loved one gets infected, please PM me and I'll give you information on how to stay healthy

Bo - thank you. Fortunate to not need such advice yet but curious if you support this technique I saw a few days ago:

https://www.today.com/health/coronavirus-breathing-technique-may-help-covid-19-patients-breathe-better-t177870

Seems to align with the crux of this discussion.

[Bo Ryan's Massage Therapist]

Absolutely!  A good breathing technique. Anything to increase expansion of the lungs like incentive spirometry.  Lack of movement or deep breaths leads to air and mucus trapping inviting secondary bacterial pneumonias

[MUDPT]

Bo, you seen this?

https://www.esicm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/684_author-proof.pdf

[Keithtisbarf]

I had it or maybe the flu. Didnt get tested.

[Bo Ryan's Massage Therapist]

Bo, you seen this?

https://www.esicm.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/684_author-proof.pdf

Very interesting.  I had not seen that