COVID-19

The Functional Recovery of Patients Who Tested Positive for COVID-19 and Received Physical Therapy: A Retrospective Study

Thursday, October 30, 2025

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Location: Station 3

Presenting Author(s)

MD

Michael L. D'Agati, DPT, PhD

Program Manager of Outcomes Management
NYU Langone Health
CW

Cara Weiss, PT, DPT

Physical Therapy Supervisor
NYU Langone Health - Rusk Rehabilitation
Iwona Kedzierska, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist - Clinical Specialist
NYU Langone Health
Jenna DeSimone, PT, DPT (she/her/hers)

Program Manager
NYU Langone Health
Jodi Herbsman, DPT, MHA (she/her/hers)

Program manager, Acute Care Rehabilitation Services
NYULH
Melissa Chung, PT, DPT, NCS (she/her/hers)

Physical Therapy Supervisor
NYU Langone Health
TT

Thaddeus Tarpey, PhD

professor
NYU
HZ

Hanchao Zhang

Graduate Assistant
NYU
Zabrina Langer, NCS (she/her/hers)

Assistant Unit Supervisor
NYU Langone Health
Angela Stolfi, PT, DPT

Director of Physical Therapy
NYU Langone Health
Mia Palazzo, PT, DPT

Director of Therapy Services
NYU Langone Health

Describe the settings across the continuum of care at NYU Langone Health in which patients who tested positive for COVID-19 received physical therapy services.
Identify outcome measures that were administered across the continuum of care at NYU Langone Health for patients who tested positive for COVID-19.
Describe the functional recovery of patients who tested positive for COVID-19 within the continuum of care at NYU Langone Health who received physical therapy services.