1，Long-term health impacts of COVID-19
Most SARS-CoV-2 is still a relatively new virus and we still have a lot to learn about the long-term health impacts of COVID-19. The long-term physiological and psychological effects of COVID-19 are not yet fully known. New evidence on long COVID continues to emerge from around the world. people with COVID-19 recover completely and return to normal health. People usually recover from COVID-19 after 2–6 weeks and many make a full recovery within 12 weeks.
For some people signs and symptoms can carry on for longer than 12 weeks, may change over time, and new symptoms may develop. In addition, some patients develop medical complications that may have lasting health effects. Patients that are admitted to intensive care units may also experience ‘post-intensive care syndrome (PICS) which are health problems that remain after critical illness.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called the persistent state of ill health after COVID-19 ‘post COVID condition’, but it is also commonly known as ‘long COVID’.
Many other terms for the illness are also used globally, such as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC); post COVID syndrome; post-acute COVID-19; long-term COVID-19; post-COVID-19 syndrome, and chronic COVID syndrome.
2，Long COVID definitions
Ongoing symptoms are common following many viral and bacterial infections, including other coronaviruses.
The presence of lingering symptoms may have a significant impact on the daily lives of those who are affected, and their family and whānau. Given the numbers of people who have been or will be infected with SARS-CoV-2 worldwide, the public health impact of long COVID could be significant.
The term ‘long COVID’ is commonly used to describe signs and symptoms that continue or develop after acute COVID-19 (four weeks from the initial infection). Symptoms may last for weeks or months after the acute illness.
3，Symptoms of long COVID
Commonly reported symptoms to include (but are not limited to) the following:
Respiratory symptoms
- Breathlessness
- Cough
Cardiovascular symptoms
- Chest tightness
- Chest pain
- Palpitations
Neurological symptoms
- Cognitive impairment (‘brain fog’, loss of concentration or memory issues)
- Headache
- Sleep disturbance
- Pins and needles and numbness
- Dizziness
- Delirium (in older populations)
- Mobility impairment
- Visual disturbance
- Musculoskeletal symptoms
- Joint pain
- Muscle pain
Generalised symptoms
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Pain
- Gastrointestinal symptoms
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhoea
- Weight loss and reduced appetite
Ear, nose and throat symptoms
- Tinnitus
- Earache
- Sore throat
- Dizziness
- Loss of taste and/or smell
- Nasal congestion
4，Cases of Long Covid-19 with acupuncture and herbs in our clinic
Case 1, Fatigue and Muscle pain
we did acupuncture for one case who suffer from Covid-19 for 5 months and tired, chest pain and muscle pain, bad sleep due to the pain, no work for long time due to the long Covid-19.
She did acupuncture and cupping last week, she felt much better, helped her too much, she had good one night sleep, it was her first one night after Covid-19 in 5 months, and she did her jobs for 9
hours on last Friday, she doesn’t believe it is real. so left a 5 stars review in our google business map. please see the screenshot photo.
“I have long COVID and was starting to lose hope in finding any Doctor who could help me. I highly recommend Dr Win, after receiving treatment I am improving for the first time in 5 months. Treatment has helped improve the terrible chest pain & muscle pain that I have and my energy is slowly but surely improving. Very grateful and I can’t wait to see how much more I continue to improve.”
CASE 2, LOST OF THE TASTY
Case 3, lost of the smell
[I have lost sense of smell since May 2022 and tried acupuncture 4 times
And my sense of smell come back. Really appreciated Dr win excellence experience and skills. Would like to recommend to anyone who was suffered with lost of smell.]
Case 4 cough for 3 months after Covid-19
“Highly recommended,Dr Win did amazing treatment to my wife as she got bad cough for almost 3 months..
After 3 session her cough totally gone..
Nice,comfortable and relaxing clinic too..”
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