Study Suggests “Cautious Exercise” Could Help Long COVID Rehabilitation

Healio (4/10, Rhoades) reports, “Patients with long COVID showed no difference in fatigue after exercise vs. those without long COVID, nor did their symptoms significantly worsen, suggesting that ‘cautious exercise’ could help rehabilitation, a randomized study showed.” However, according to the study, when “compared with control participants, those with long COVID reported greater exacerbation of muscle pain (P=.04) and joint pain (P=.009) after” high-intensity interval training. The results were published in JAMA Network Open.