Long COVID Program
What is Long COVID?
Some people who have been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can experience long-term effects from that infection, known as long COVID or post-COVID condition.
Long COVID can include a wide range of ongoing health problems, these conditions can last weeks, months or years. Long COVID occurs more often in people who had severe COVID-19 illness but anyone who has been infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 can experience it.
While most people with long COVID have evidence of infection or COVID-19 illness, in some cases a person with long COVID may not have tested positive for the virus or known they were infected.
There is NO test that determines if your symptoms or condition is due to COVID-19 as long COVID is not one illness. Diagnosis of long COVID is based on your health history, including if you had diagnosis of COVID-19 either by positive test or by symptoms or exposure as well as based on health examination.
Symptoms
People with long COVID can have a wide range of symptoms that can last weeks, months or even years after infection. At times symptoms can go away and come back again. Long COVID symptoms may not affect everyone the same way.
Most common symptoms reported for long COVID:
- Tiredness or fatigue that interferes with daily life
- Symptoms that get worse after physical or mental effort
- Subjective fever
- Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, persistent cough, palpitation
- Difficulty thinking or concentrating is also referred to as “brain fog”
- Headache
- Sleep problem
- Dizziness with or without standing up
- Pins-and-needles feeling, peripheral neuropathy’
- Change in smell or taste
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Diarrhea
- Stomach pain
- Joint or muscle pain
- Rash
- Changes in menstrual cycle
- Erectile dysfunction
Long COVID can cause multiorgan effects involving many body systems including heart, lungs, kidney, skin and brain. As a result of this effect, due to long COVID, person is likely to develop new health conditions such as diabetes, heart condition, blood clot or neurological condition compared with people who have not had COVID-19.
Research suggests that people who get COVID-19 infection after vaccination are less likely to report long COVID compared to people who are unvaccinated.
Since COVID 19 infection, has your physical strength and ability to do daily activities changed? Have you had COVID 19 infection and still feeling the effects or lingering symptoms of COVID 19?
HealthWorx Approach to Long COVID
At HealthWorx, we have developed a 3-month protocol to tackle long COVID symptoms with multi-disciplinary approach to address all symptoms:
Start with initial lab work to rule out other causes of symptoms.
Once diagnosis of Long COVID is made, treatment includes:
- Initial and follow-up evaluation by HealthWorx physician
- Oral supplements
- Vitamin injection and infusion
- Evaluation by Balance Functional Wellness provider to assess nutrition, fitness, sleep and stress
- Evaluation by Compassionate Mind Counseling for behavioral therapy to assess depression, stress and anxiety
HealthWorx 3-month protocol targets:
Autonomic dysfunction that includes dizziness, palpitation, shortness of breath, upset stomach and other changes in body function that happen automatically.
Cognitive dysfunction that includes brain fog, trouble thinking clearly, memory changes, slowed attention and other symptoms related to brain function.
Viral persistence that leads to persistent COVID-19 virus effect causing damage to organs or the immune system to not function properly.
Sleep disturbances that include changes in sleep pattern or ability to sleep.
Exercise intolerance, mitochondrial dysfunction and fatigue that leads to exhaustion or low energy that interferes with daily activity.
Chronic inflammation that leads to joint pain, persistent inflammation causing multi-organ damage.
Gut/Microbiome dysbiosis that leads to nausea, diarrhea and affects gut health.
Disclaimer: Above treatment regimen with lifestyle changes has shown in observational study to improve activity of daily living. This is NOT A CURE, and some patients might not achieve complete normalization of symptoms, but lifestyle changes learned through this protocol will provide long term benefits for living healthy.
Lab evaluation could lead to new diagnosis or abnormality that may require further investigation (not included in this program). No imaging studies (CT, MRI, Ultrasound etc) are included in this program, which might be needed based on evaluation. This evaluation is a snapshot of your health, an insight into your overall health which can help with management of health and wellness. We cannot provide these services to anyone that is pregnant.
You will have access to all findings and notes from HealthWorx physician to share with your primary care physician.
Total Program Cost: $2000 + $1000 (for supplements purchased from Full Script)
Initial Telehealth or in-person visit with HealthWorx physician to discuss the program. If wish to sign up, $500 upfront fee (Non-refundable once labs are drawn).
Follow up visit with HealthWorx physician at 2 weeks (Telehealth), in-person visit at 30-day, 60 day (about 2 months) and 90 day (about 3 months) at completion of protocol.
Labs include:
- C-Reactive protein, Cardiac
- CBC with differential
- Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
- Cortisol (AM)
- Ferritin, Iron and TIBC
- Homocysteine
- Magnesium
- Phosphorus
- Thyroxine (T4) Free
- TSH
- Vitamin B1 level
- Vitamin B12 level
- Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy level
IV and IM Therapy include: By Impact Health and Wellness
Myers Cocktail for Wellness – Promote immunity to combat cold and flu season, strengthen nerve health, improve memory, boost energy, support circulatory system and improve mood. Contains: B-complex (B1, B2, B3, B5 and B6), Vitamin C, Magnesium – 1000 ml fluids influsion.
B12 IM Injection – Boost energy and mood, used for Red Blood Cell production, regulate sleep cycle.
Vitamin D3 IM Injection – Improves mood and sleep quality, may increase serotonin production, aids in boosting immune system, improves bone and muscle strength.
Specialty supplements: Ordered through Full Script and delivered to your home.
