World Physiotherapy Resources
The theme of World PT day in 2021 was rehabilitation and Long COVID. World PT day is an opportunity for physiotherapists around the world to raise awareness of the crucial contributions their profession makes to keeping people well, mobile and independent. World Physiotherapy created a variety of resources to give concise and reliable information around physiotherapy management and rehabilitation of long COVID. These are available in almost 60 different languages contributing to the World PT Day toolkit.
What is Long COVID?
“What is Long COVID?” information sheets from World Physiotherapy are available in Albanian, Arabic, Assamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bangla, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Czech, Dari, Dutch Belgian, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, IsiZulu, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese and Wolof.
Fatigue and Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation (PESE)
“Fatigue and Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation” info sheets from World Physiotherapy are available in Albanian, Arabic, Assamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bangla, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Czech, Dari, Dutch Belgian, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, IsiZulu, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
How to use Pacing
“How to use pacing” information sheets from World Physiotherapy are available in Albanian, Arabic, Assamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bangla, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Czech, Dari, Dutch Belgian, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, IsiZulu, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Activity Diary
Safe Rehabilitation
“Rehabilitation and Long COVID” information sheets from World Physiotherapy are available in Albanian, Arabic, Assamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bangla, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Czech, Dari, Dutch Belgian, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, IsiZulu, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Nepali, Norwegian, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Breathing Exercises
“Breathing Exercises” information sheets from World Physiotherapy are available in Albanian, Arabic, Assamese, Bahasa Malaysia, Bangla, Bosnian, Brazilian Portuguese, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Czech, Dari, Dutch Belgian, Dutch, Dzongkha, English, Estonian, Filipino, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, IsiZulu, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latvian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Tajik, Thai, Ukrainian, Urdu and Vietnamese.
World Physiotherapy Briefing Paper
Long COVID Physio led an international and multi-disciplinary collective of 50 experts to deliver the World Physiotherapy briefing paper 9 titled “Safe Rehabilitation Approaches for People Living with Long COVID: Physical Activity and Exercise”. This briefing paper is available in Bosnian, Bulgarian, English, French, Indonesian, Polish, Portuguese - Brazilian, Romanian, Spanish, Urdu and Vietnamese.
Date Last Revised: 18th August 2026