Long COVID is an emerging health condition that follows an acute COVID-19 infection. It occurs in people who were hospitalized and in people who were not, including those whose initial infection was mild.
It can affect multiple body systems, including the respiratory, cardiac, renal, endocrine and neurological systems.
Long COVID rehabilitation should begin with your family doctor, not with a clinic.
After contracting COVID-19, many people start to feel better within a few weeks. Some take much longer, and have ongoing or new symptoms afterwards. Those symptoms can change, come and go, or fluctuate over time.
Healthcare professionals have yet to establish a consensus definition for post-COVID-19 symptoms. Other names in use include Long-Haul COVID, Long Haulers, Post COVID-19 Condition, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, Post-COVID Syndrome, Post-Acute COVID-19 and Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome.
People present with clusters of overlapping symptoms. Long COVID can be multi-dimensional, spanning symptoms and impairments, activity limitations and restrictions on social participation. It may also be episodic and unpredictable, with symptoms fluctuating and changing over time.
Long COVID affects functional ability, social and family life, the ability to work, and quality of life. Dealing with that complexity takes a multidisciplinary approach and your own involvement in the plan.
At LiquidGym, our therapists take you through a comprehensive evaluation to determine the rehabilitation plan that suits you and, where needed, recommend other healthcare practitioners to support your recovery.
Interventions that may support self-management of symptoms
Balancing activity with rest, rather than pushing through it. Our therapists can play an important role in balancing activity with rest to support recovery, and in considering factors beyond physical activity alone. Treatment also addresses longer-term impacts including psychosocial needs, wellbeing and re-engaging with your community.
Long COVID is treated across two of our therapies, with your doctor's clearance, and at a pace set by your symptoms.
Comprehensive evaluation, breathing techniques, manual therapy and a monitored plan of care.
A paced exercise programme with heart rate and oxygen saturation monitoring, progressing only as symptoms allow.
Once your doctor has cleared you to begin, call LiquidGym at 613-820-8228 to book an assessment with one of our therapists.
