Multi-systemic Rehabilitative Interventions in Long COVID-19 Patients in Two Different Settings: a Randomized Controlled Trial

"Patients in group A underwent a 5-week rehabilitation cycle with two weekly sessions, totaling 10 sessions, in a health resort setting. The patients underwent treatments at two health resort facilities located in the Euganean Basin, Veneto, Italy, equipped with pools of the same depth, size, and water type. Each session was structured into four components:~1. thermal mineral-rich aerosol therapy (10 minutes);~2. dryland motor, respiratory, and proprioceptive rehabilitation in the gym (30 minutes);~3. mineral-rich aquatic aerobic, strengthening, and balance exercises (30 minutes);~4. cognitive enhancement interventions (30 minutes). Inhalation treatments and aquatic exercises utilized thermal mineral-rich water, specifically salsobromoiodic water, naturally springing at approximately 80°C and used in pools at a temperature of around 36°C. The chemical-physical properties of the thermal mineral-rich water employed are reported in Table I.~Patients in group B underwent a 5-week rehabilit"