Restoring Balance After COVID
Long COVID, or post-COVID syndrome, continues to affect millions of people worldwide. Years after an initial infection, people can experience a wide and sometimes strange range of symptoms which never seem to shift. This often includes fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, etc. For many, conventional medicine can provide some relief, but many come to acupuncture when they lose hope.
It can be incredibly frustrating to feel stuck in a loop where the symptoms barely improve, you start to get moved from one specialist to another, whilst never feeling like you have a clear path forward back to living an everyday life. This is the world for many of my patients when they come for acupuncture.
Restoring Balance After COVID
Long COVID, or post-COVID syndrome, continues to affect millions of people worldwide. Years after an initial infection, people can experience a wide and sometimes strange range of symptoms which never seem to shift. This often includes fatigue, brain fog, shortness of breath, etc. For many, conventional medicine can provide some relief, but many come to acupuncture when they lose hope.
It can be incredibly frustrating to feel stuck in a loop where the symptoms barely improve, you start to get moved from one specialist to another, whilst never feeling like you have a clear path forward back to living an everyday life. This is the world for many of my patients when they come for acupuncture.
Common Symptoms of Long COVID
Emerging research and patient reports suggest acupuncture may help ease a variety of Long COVID symptoms:
- Fatigue and Low Energy
- Breathing Difficulty
- Cognitive Issues such as “Brain Fog”
- Pain and Muscle Tension
- Headaches and Migraines
- Sleep and Stress
While acupuncture is not a cure for Long COVID, it can complement many conventional treatments. It can help patients manage their symptoms better and generally have a better quality of life. Because of acupuncture's different way of seeing the body, many things that don't make sense to your doctor make sense to us. It's just a different perspective and a holistic way of treating.
I have had several treatments with Josh I can't recommend him enough, he is very calm and welcoming and super knowledgable about his practice & how he can help. I always feel really good after an acupuncture session with Josh.
— Rebecca
How Acupuncture Helps with Long COVID
A massive part of acupuncture is treating the patient as a unique individual. In many respects, this makes Long COVID interesting because it targets a patient's biggest weakness, which is why it shows up in various symptoms.
In the clinic, we constantly see patients improve with:
- Greater lung and immune function in recovery
- Restores energy flow, which eases fatigue
- Improves breathing and circulation
- Reduces pain
- Improve sleep
- Reduced anxiety or depression
We see each patient as a pattern of symptoms, all connecting often to one underlying cause, so it's usually about treating the root rather than seeing a wide range of symptoms.
What to Expect
During your first consultation, we will conduct a thorough health assessment that will be focused on understanding your symptoms and how they affect your daily life. This often covers a full history of your health but also explores the emotional and spiritual landscape.
The treatment is then focused on what is likely to have the greatest impact on you. We use a combination of points, typically 4 to 8, which are selected out of the 365+ available, to help bring your body back into balance and start healing. Alongside this, we could use a combination of moxibustion, cupping, massage, and more.
