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Coronavirus (Covid-19): Post Covid-19 Rehabilitation

4/5/2020

 
• Covid-19 and Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome.
ME Association article, and 8-page leaflet on Post-Viral Fatigue (PVF) and Post-Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS ) following Coronavirus Covid-19.

The MEA are starting to receive reports about previously healthy people who have had (or probably had) coronavirus infection and have not been able to return to their normal level of health and energy levels in the weeks following the onset of symptoms.
These reports are largely from people who have managed at home and not had a more serious infection that required hospital admission.
Some reports are from health professionals. It seems likely that some of them are experiencing what is called post viral fatigue (PVF), or a post viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS).

The MEA are also receiving reports from people with ME/CFS (myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome) who have had this infection and now have a significant exacerbation of their ME/CFS symptoms - especially a further reduction in energy levels. 

The article, and leaflet, explain that some degree of post-viral fatigue (PVF) or debility is a fairly common occurrence after any type of viral infection.  Fortunately, in most cases, this is short lived and there is a steady return to normal health over a period of a few weeks.  However, in some cases, a full return to normal health takes months rather than weeks.

MEA website article included -
Physios 4 ME.   You might also be interested in reading the latest statement from a group of physiotherapists who are working to make others in their profession more aware of the challenges faced by people with M.E.  This statement appeared on their website yesterday and the content was produced in association with The ME Association.
Extract:  - ”It is vital for physiotherapists (and any other treating health professional) to understand a potential complication of a viral infection - Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS)…”
Please visit the Physios 4 ME website for more information.

• The Telegraph explain how - Coronavirus could cause secondary illnesses including chronic fatigue syndrome

The article tells us that experts warn - New medical papers suggest the contagion can get deep into our vascular system and even our brains.   - Covid-19 may trigger post-viral fatigue syndrome in some patients, experts have warned, amid growing evidence that an infection could have significant long term health repercussions. 

• Physios for ME Post Covid-19 Rehabilitation
The following was included in the Worcestershire ME Social Group’s Coronavirus (Covid-19): Guidance for people affected with ME/CFS - UPDATE (28 April).

During this national crisis many physiotherapists have been redeployed to front-line services, but as time goes on our attention will shift to the rehabilitation of survivors.

COVID-19 is a new virus so rehabilitation can only be based on generalised experiences. Universal presentation after a period of critical illness includes significant muscle loss and impaired cognitive function, with the standard approach to addressing such deconditioning involving mobilisation and exercise. Once medically fit many patients will be discharged home as quickly as possible, with community teams picking up the remainder of the rehabilitation process.

It is vital for physiotherapists (and any other treating health professional) to understand a potential complication of a viral infection - Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome (PVFS).

Swift identification of PVFS is important because the management techniques differ to the typical reconditioning approach that a physiotherapist may adopt.  PVFS has strong links with development of ME, which is why we have taken particular interest in getting these messages out there to our colleagues.

Inappropriate management advice is already out there, and together with our allies we have already challenged one such publication. More about that, and why inappropriate management can be so detrimental, can be read here.

The Physios for ME website also gives Key Management Techniques for patients with PVFS, and states -
This management advice has been prepared in conjunction with medical experts at the ME Association and the exercise physiologists at the Workwell Foundation.

As Covid-19 is a new virus, more may well be learned about the recovery process and secondary complications, and we will endeavour to update this information as and when appropriate.

For further information concerning ME/CFS and Covid-19, see the Worcestershire ME Social Group’s Covid-19 blogs -

Take care, and stay safe everyone.

•  Coronavirus (COVID 19)  •  M.E. Association  •  Post COVID Syndrome (Long COVID)  

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