Health Resort Treatment Improves Functioning and Physical Performance in Long COVID Patients: A Retrospective Study
Grzegorz Onik, Katarzyna Knapik, Magdalena Dąbrowska-Galas, Karolina Sieroń, Alessia Verduri · 2024
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Grzegorz Onik and co-authors review records of long COVID patients treated at a Polish health resort, in a 2024 study. Long COVID can sap strength and daily function for months. Resort treatment bundles mineral baths, exercise, physical therapies, and climate. Such complex care is a tradition in central Europe. Its value for long COVID needed documenting.
Charts of more than one hundred patients from 2021 were analyzed. Function, physical performance, and fatigue were scored at intake and discharge. Most patients improved across those measures during the stay. The retrospective design cannot prove cause, and the authors note that. Rehab planners gain real-world support for spa-based programs. Controlled trials can now target the most promising parts.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Grzegorz Onik, Katarzyna Knapik, Magdalena Dąbrowska-Galas, Karolina Sieroń, Alessia Verduri |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 36 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |