Post-exertional malaise (PEM) is a worsening of symptoms following physical, cognitive or emotional exertion and is experienced by many people with Long Covid. Symptoms can be delayed and may last for days or longer.
In this video from RTHM, experts discuss how to recognise and manage PEM, including navigating a crash, understanding individual limits and using strategies to reduce the risk of triggering symptom exacerbations.
NB this video is 1.5 hours long. A graphic summarising the webinar content can be found at the end of this page (Figure 1).
For a shorter overview of PEM:
More than 1 in 10 of 1,496 US healthcare personnel reported the same moderate or severe symptom at both three and six months after COVID-19. Read the findings, limitations and what they may mean for SHH-UK readers.
Join SHH-UK’s online support groups for healthcare workers with Long Covid this October and November. Connect, chat and share with others.
A large US study of almost 2,000 children and adolescents found that those meeting the research threshold for probable Long COVID were more likely to experience difficulties with grades, attention and participation with friends.
