Muscles of Long Covid Patients Respond Differently to Inactivity than Healthy People

She thought the twenty years of her life would be the best — that she would travel and explore the world. But instead, she is waiting to see if the authorities will recognize her entitlement to a disability pension. Postcovid syndrome completely knocked Dominika Dubovan out of ordinary life. Even the most ordinary activities became exhausting for her. She decided to share her story so that those who experience something similar know that they ar…

Muscles of long Covid patients respond differently to inactivity than healthy people

The muscles of people who suffer from long Covid or the chronic illness ME/CVS respond differently to a workout after a period of inactivity than the muscles of people with a clean bill of health, a study by the Vrije Universities and Amsterdam UMC has proven. According to the researchers, this means that the fatigue and struggle among people with long Covid or ME/CVS does not come due to them being out of shape.

In people with long-term covid or ME/CFS who are inactive for a while, the muscles react differently than in healthy people. A study by the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam together with Amsterdam UMC has shown that. According to the researchers, this means that fatigue and difficulty exercising in people with long-term covid or ME/CFS are not simply the result of a poor condition.