Physical therapists living with Long COVID, Part 2: When "keep pushing" isn't the answer (10 February 2021)

Summary

This blog, published in the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physiotherapy, is written by a group of rehabilitation professionals with personal experience of Long COVID.

Professionally, they would often advocate for exercise as a first-line intervention. However, in their personal lives they have found themselves contradicting their professional recommendations. In this blog blog post, they share their:

• battle adapting to an altered life
• reluctant acceptance of reduced function (even temporary) to balance rest and usual activities
• fear of permanent reductions in physical and cognitive abilities.