Understanding Recovery: Long COVID vs. Injuries - Pathways and Lifelong Management. (written 09/22/2024)

Katie loves playing soccer. From early on in her life she was part of soccer teams, and continued in both High School and College. She spent her summers working at a locally based soccer camp that drew kids from all over the US and Canada and got to work alongside top international coaches. She moved to England, playing soccer for a couple of different teams around graduate school and then work. Over the years, the logistics of playing and traveling got trickier, but she remained a very active person, replacing soccer with hiking, running, and gym workouts. When she got hit with Long COVID at the start of the pandemic, her instinct was to get back to exercising and activity. 

As a very active person and working in the health sector, she knew a thing or two about recovery pathways. More often than not, recovery was about taking the time to let your body heal, being patient, and doing your rehab activities to build strength and get back into shape. So, when she experienced Long COVID, this is the playbook she went to… only to realize that  a totally different approach was needed to manage what was going on in her body in the wake of COVID. 

In our blog post for this week, The Pathway of Recovery Comparing Long Covid and Injuries, we explain similarities and important differences between typical and Long COVID/ME/CFS/post-infection recovery approaches. 

Understanding how and why these approaches are different, and what actions you can safely take to feel better, offers a huge step forward. It also provides hope and practical actions you can take every day to start to feel better.

Warmly,  
Katie & Andrea

PS. Post-infection conditions like Long COVID require a different approach to recovery. Our Blog post, The Pathway of Recovery Comparing Long Covid and Injuries, explains the similarities with recovery paths for typical injuries and the differences that need to be considered to manage symptoms and support improvement for post-infection conditions.