Are you a member of the chronic illness community or a healthcare provider? Tune into this insightful conversation for helpful tips and research on improving management and treatment of complex chronic illnesses: https://lnkd.in/eWQ-8YJT
One key theme in this episode of #RaiseTheLine is that attention to detail matters for both patients with post-acute infection syndromes and the clinicians helping them as they grapple with often debilitating symptoms caused by dysautonomia, cardiac complications, and other disorders.
For patients, it’s about paying close attention to their bodies and diet and being intentional about their use of energy. For providers, it’s listening very carefully to patients as they describe their #fatigue, pain, lightheadedness, and other symptoms and keeping up with the latest research on diagnosis and treatments so there are options to offer if there’s little or no progress being made in #PhysicalTherapy, which is sometimes the case.
"Don't just assume therapy is gonna go smooth. It rarely goes smooth. So, have an answer for the patient who says, ‘I'm not feeling better, what should I try next,’” says Dr. David Putrino, Director of the Cohen Center for Recovery from Complex Chronic Illness (CoRE) at Mount Sinai. It’s also important to set expectations for patients who may think a few weeks of PT will resolve their issues, as is often the case with recovery from an injury. “What we're looking to do is reduce the number of flare-ups that happen, reduce the severity of those flare-ups, and ideally reach a point of symptom stability,” says Dr. Jenna Tosto Mancuso, a leading expert in neurophysiological rehabilitation at Mount Sinai.
To help patients understand the amount of progress happening, host Raven Baxter, Ph.D., a long COVID patient herself, says keeping a daily journal and using fitness trackers can reveal important details. Listen to their expansive conversation including valuable insights for patients and providers alike on breathwork, emotional regulation, and other techniques to try during the search for improvement and recovery in complex chronic illnesses.
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