Summary
Once again, the history of this pandemic reminded us of the vital role of the scientific community, with its commu- nication channels, such as peer-reviewed scientific jour- nals. All health professionals are full-fledged members of this scientific community, each with a privileged view- point, and each one with the potential to acquire and interpret unique and indispensable information to make the overall picture more complete. Now that the emer- gency gradually makes room for a new normality, it will be essential to continue collecting data, documenting suc- cesses and failures of our work, during these and the next months, especially through the publication of empirically derived observations and results. There is much to be learned from this experience, and it will make us more ready to face future challenges, including those pertaining to physiotherapy and pulmonary rehabilitation.

Relevance
The expertise previously gained in the treat- ment of acute and chronic respiratory failure conditions due to different etiopathogeneses (such as fibrosis, exacer- bation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung diseases, difficult to wean post-acute patients) was extremely valuable, because the clinical functional manifes- tations of many of the aforementioned conditions are not different to those deficits observed in COVID-19.