COVID-19 Long Haulers

Post acute covid sequelae, Long Covid, Covid Long Haulers Post-acute COVID-19 is a syndrome characterized by the persistence of clinical symptoms beyond four weeks from the onset of acute symptoms. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) has formulated "post-Covid conditions" to describe health issues that persist more than four weeks after being infected with COVID-19.

Long Covid (which consists of a wide range of symptoms that can last weeks to months) The typical clinical symptoms in "long covid" are tiredness, fatigue, brain fogginess, autonomic dysfunction, headache, persistent loss of smell or taste, cough, depression, low-grade fevers, palpitations, dizziness, muscle pain, and joint pains.

Based on the chronicity of symptoms post COVID-19 infection, Nalbandian et al. classified post-acute COVID-19 as follows-

• Subacute or persistent symptomatic COVID-19 symptoms (up to 12 weeks from the initial acute episode).
• Chronic or post-Covid syndrome, symptoms present beyond 12 weeks. However, it should not be attributable to an alternative diagnosis.

At Functional Medicine Maui we utilize a lab based assessment to help determine some of the possible imbalances that may be contributing to the persistent symptoms and dysfunction.

Based upon the findings we develop individual targeted treatment plans using supplements, diet and lifestyle modification.