An Exercise Prescription as a Novel Management Strategy for Treatment of Long COVID
Eric Rudofker, H. D. Parker, William K. Cornwell
Abstract
Mechanisms causing the post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 (long COVID) remain elusive, but the clinical phenotype is consistent with cardiac deconditioning. We report a case series of patients with long COVID whose symptoms improved/resolved with exercise and present exercise training as a novel therapeutic strategy for management of long COVID syndrome. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)DeconditioningMedicineMedical prescriptionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakExercise prescriptionIntensive care medicineClinical phenotypePhysical therapyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationPhenotypeInternal medicineVirologyOutbreakDiseasePharmacologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)GeneChemistryBiochemistryLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Cardiovascular Effects of ExerciseExercise and Physiological Responses