Evidence-based programs that outline exactly how best to treat those with COVID-19 complications are not yet available. Yet, rehabilitation programs like those at the Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Michigan have been tackling challenging recovery cases for years. Gleaned from these experiences, the same effective recovery principles are now being applied to COVID-19 long-haulers with success.There are two fundamental principles of rehabilitation.
The second key principle of rehabilitation is carefully considering all biological, social, and psychological factors that might contribute to a person’s impairment. By examining how a person thinks, responds to life challenges, interacts with others, and faces their physical health crisis, strategies to help people become emotionally and physically stronger can be found.
: the tendency to reduce activity as a means of coping. I call this response to discomfort the"protection cycle." Here’s how the protection cycle works:Because of discomfort, confusion, fatigue, and pain, we hear our brain telling us to sit or lie down and be still.Once we spend significant time in bed, on the couch, or in the reclining chair, we rapidly lose muscle tone, flexibility, strength, range of motion, and stability.
Atrophying muscles will complain—loudly—when they are used. Spasms, cramps, twitches, and electric-shock sensations are felt when trying to carry on even simple movements. What's more, being in a horizontal or reclined position weakens the cardiovascular system and challenges blood pressure regulation, leading to dizziness—further impeding movement.Without regular motion and conditioning, blood flow is reduced throughout the body, and the health of joints and connective tissue suffers.
If you are a long-hauler, consider being your own health care advocate! Build a medical team that supports the rehabilitation process. Targeting your specific symptoms and finding the right type of practitioners—therapists, medical doctors, psychologists, and nutritionists—will set you on a path toward health and steer you away from dysfunction.
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