Effect of Telerehabilitation in a Patient with Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Study

supervision (telerehabilitation).She complained of breathlessness, minimal activity going to the washroom, frequent nonproductive IntroductIonTuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 communicable diseases responsible for deaths worldwide. 1As per the World Health Organization 2022 statistics, >10 million were affected by TB, and 1.6 million deaths occurred due to TB. 2 TB disease primarily affects the lungs [pulmonary TB (PTB)] and the other parts of the body (extrapulmonary).Usually, people with PTB suffer from lung damage, including fibrosis, cavitation, and other radiological changes.This can lead to decreased lung function, quality of life (QoL), breathlessness, and physical and psychological impairments. 3-6 Most of the present research studies concentrate on the diagnosis and mycobacterial activities related, and very few studies as complementary or add-on therapies that answer pulmonary rehabilitation.It is the present need for this study to give pulmonary rehabilitation along with standard care.This study is unique and rare in integrating two rehabilitation therapies, yoga and respiratory care therapy (RCT) to improve patient treatment.The present case study aimed at assessing the effect of yoga and RCT on PTB patients. case descrIptIonA 58-year-old female from Kolar approached through a referral for telerehabilitation.She was sputum-positive TB with mild symptoms and started anti-TB treatment (ATT) and stayed at home as per the pulmonologist's advice.On her 4th day of treatment, she was experiencing breathing discomfort.Due to increased breathlessness, she was seeking rehabilitation for symptom management.