Exercise Improves Long CoVid Symptoms

Supervised physical rehab therapy has an 85%-99% probability of improving the status of those suffering Long CoVid. These patients enjoy reduction of physical fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, and attention issues. Ontario-based researchers report this finding after performing a meta-analysis of 14 clinical trials involving 1244 Canadians suffering from Long CoVid. The subjects mean age was 50 years, and with a 45/55 female/male mix.

The data revealed that professional physical rehab for these patients significantly improved their functional exercise capacities and quality of life. The latter was chiefly due to their perception of improved physical health. The rehab routines included breathing exercises, aerobic training, and resistance training. The control therapy consisted of unsupervised sessions during which subjects improperly used equipment and performed breathing exercises incorrectly.

The next step will be a randomized, controlled study of this intervention. Meanwhile, Long CoVid patients and their medical teams have little to lose giving rehabilitative physical therapy a try.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2809670

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