Svépomocný průvodce long covidem - Praktické způsoby zvládání příznaků – Fraser Emily (2024)

The first practical, accessible, self-help, and professional guide for managing the symptoms of chronic COVID, or long COVID, for the general public in the Czech Republic, which relies on its general practitioners and often feels helpless. Without clear medical advice, amidst misinformation and distrust of this diagnosis, which affects approximately 17 million people in the EU, this book is a necessary guide for anyone struggling with the aftermath of the pandemic long after it has subsided. The book is composed of chapters written by a multidisciplinary team of medical experts working with post-COVID patients at one of the first specialized clinics in Oxford. It is full of specific advice and recommendations, incorporating useful case studies of patients suffering from these symptoms. Each chapter addresses a different symptom of the disease and offers clear, friendly guidance in key areas such as shortness of breath, sleep disorders, sensory impairments, psychological aspects, brain fog, fatigue, returning to movement, and returning to work, with an emphasis on self-care. The author team consists of doctors from the fields of respiratory medicine, rehabilitation, occupational therapy, chronic fatigue, respiratory and clinical physiotherapy; clinical psychology; sports and exercise medicine,...