Ep 183 - Long COVID and So Much More:"I Have a Client Who . . ."Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

A client with a history of heart failure, lymphedema, and diabetes contracted COVID. At first, she seemed to get through with only mild symptoms, but many months later she is hospitalized for three days with blood clots and lung scarring. 

Is there a role for massage therapy for this client?

What questions do we need to ask to be safe?

Exercise your critical thinking muscles—listen on for more!

Stay tuned for the article in the January/February 2022 issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine.

Resources: 

Pocket Pathology: www.abmp.com/abmp-pocket-pathology-app

Mosaic ground-glass opacities of pneumocystis pneumonia.

Image of mosaic ground-glass opacities of pneumocystis pneumonia

Bazdyrev, E. et al. (2021) 'Lung Fibrosis after COVID-19: Treatment Prospects', Pharmaceuticals, 14(8), p. 807. doi:10.3390/ph14080807.

"Ground glass opacity: Causes, symptoms, and treatments" (2021). Available at: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/ground-glass-opacity

Massage & Bodywork - JULY | AUGUST 2020. Available at: http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1256819-july-august-2020/34?

Massage & Bodywork - MAY | JUNE 2021. Available at: http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/i/1358392-may-june-2021/36?

Digital illustration of a coronavirus molecule.

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    Ruth Werner

    Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (available at booksofdiscovery.com), now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is available at ruthwerner.com or [email protected].