We already know enough to avoid making the same mistakes again with Long COVID
Department
Physical Therapy
Abstract
Based on experience with past coronaviruses, the emerging challenge of prolonged symptoms after infection with the novel coronavirus 2019 (SARS-CoV-2) is unsurprising. Data from a large international web-based patient survey indicate substantial symptom overlap between long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) at 6 months following the onset of first symptoms, including three quarters of participants suffering from fatigue and postexertional malaise, and over half with cognitive dysfunction.4 Apparent similarities between the presentations of long COVID and ME/CFS suggest that we may apply what we have learned from ME/CFS to long COVID.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 3-10-2021
Publication Title
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy Blog
ISSN
0190-6011
DOI
10.2519/jospt.blog.20210310
Recommended Citation
Davenport, Todd E.; Stevens, Staci R.; Stevens, Jared; Snell, Christopher R.; and VanNess, J. Mark, "We already know enough to avoid making the same mistakes again with Long COVID" (2021). All Faculty Scholarship. 111.
https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/shs-all/111
