Long COVID is when your body still feels tired or sore after being sick for a while, like when you're still sleepy the next day after a big nap, but it lasts much longer.
New treatments are like extra helpers that come to play with your body to make it feel better. One kind of helper is called exercise therapy, which is like playing tag or dancing, it helps your body get stronger and feel less tired.
Another helper is called breathing exercises. Imagine you're blowing out birthday candles, you take deep breaths in and out, helping your lungs work better so you can run faster or laugh louder without getting out of breath.
There’s also something called medicines, like a special juice that helps your body heal from inside. These medicines help with things like pain, tiredness, or brain fog, it's like giving your brain and body a little boost to get going again.
These helpers aren’t magic, they’re real tools that doctors use to make life easier for kids who still feel like they're recovering from a big adventure.
Examples
- A person who had COVID feels tired and has brain fog months later, but a new medicine helps them feel better.
- Doctors use special breathing exercises to help people with long-term coughs from COVID.
- Some people take tablets that reduce inflammation for ongoing chest pain.
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See also
- What are the latest treatments for long COVID?
- How does long COVID affect the body and what are its potential treatments?
- How do new health discoveries lead to effective treatments?
- What causes long COVID and how is it treated?
- What causes long COVID and how are researchers treating it?