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Integrative Medicine in Long COVID
Irene M Estores1, Paula Ackerman2
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Integrative Medicine Program, University of Florida College of Medicine, 3450 Hull Road, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Summary
Physiatry and Integrative Medicine offers holistic care for long COVID recovery. This overview details complementary and integrative health (CIH) treatments, including nutritional, psychological, and physical therapies, to support patients with post-COVID conditions.
Area of Science:
- Integrative Medicine
- Physiatry
- Post-COVID Conditions
Background:
- Long COVID presents a significant challenge with limited established treatments.
- There is a growing demand for complementary and integrative health (CIH) approaches for managing long COVID symptoms.
- Physiatry and Integrative Medicine offer holistic patient care strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide an overview of CIH therapies for post-COVID conditions.
- To categorize CIH treatments within the framework of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.
- To highlight therapies with available or ongoing research for long COVID.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of CIH therapies for post-COVID conditions.
- Categorization of therapies into nutritional, psychological, physical, and combined approaches.
- Selection of representative therapies based on research evidence.
Main Results:
- Identified various CIH therapies including nutritional, psychological, and physical modalities.
- Summarized research availability for selected CIH treatments relevant to long COVID.
- Grouped therapies according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health framework.
Conclusions:
- CIH therapies offer a range of options for holistic long COVID recovery and functional improvement.
- Further research is needed to establish evidence-based guidelines for CIH in post-COVID care.
- Integrative Medicine and Physiatry can play a key role in guiding patients toward effective complementary treatments.
Keywords:
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