Support for Rehabilitation Management after COVID-19- Related Illness with Acupuncture Therapy Managing breathlessness It is common to experience breathlessness after being in hospital. Losing strength and fitness while you were unwell, and the illness itself, can mean you become breathless easily. Feeling breathless can make you feel anxious, which can make breathlessness worse. Staying calm and learning the best way to manage your breathlessness will help. Your breathlessness should improve as you slowly increase your activities and exercise, but in the meantime, the positions and techniques below can also help to manage it. If you start to feel severely short of breath and it does not get better with these positions or techniques, contact your healthcare Professional.