There’s no medical treatment for long COVID. But Scripps Research Institute is mounting a study, aimed at learning how people who have it can reduce symptoms by rationing their energy.
It was January 2020 when COVID-19 was first reported in the United States. Six months later, Julia Moore Vogel started feeling the symptoms.
“I used to be a long-distance runner and now I have to sit down to even take a shower,” said Moore Vogel, director of programs at Scripps Research. “There are very basic tasks that I can’t do.But what she can do is lead an academic study that could be a big help to people like her. “What is great about it is they have this body battery feature, which takes into account your sleep, your heart rate, your heart variability and your step count, and puts it all together in one metric,” Moore Vogel said.
The Centers for Disease Control estimates about 7% of American adults have long COVID. It is a disease with the common symptoms of COVID-19, but the symptoms linger, often for years.There is no cure and no medical treatment for long COVID. But Moore Vogel said people can live a better life if they better understand how pacing works, and how much stress they’re putting on their system.She adds that people with long COVID have what can be called an energy bubble.
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