COVID-19 patients often develop neuromuscular complications, and critically ill patients often develop ICU-acquired weakness. We report a COVID-19 patient who developed flaccid quadriplegia after ECMO therapy and achieved a slow but consistent recovery during a 14-month period of sustained holistic rehabilitation including early mobilization to an outdoor environment.

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