Long Covid Muscle Issues

Long Covid 🦠 MUSCLE ACHES

Many people will have had some aches and pains before getting ill with COVID.

Being unwell may have made these problems come back or get worse. This is because joints and muscles are better when we regularly move. When unwell with COVID people are less active than usual. This can cause aches and pains, stiffness and muscle weakness.

Muscle weakness can lead to difficulties with activities such as standing, climbing stairs, gripping objects with your hands or lifting your arms above your head.

Some of the treatments that were needed during your COVID illness may have put extra stresses and strains on some of your joints and muscles. These may have caused new or increased joint and muscle problems.

The most common problems after being unwell with COVID are shoulder and back problems, but joint and muscle problems can occur in any part of the body. Some people have widespread aching that can come and go for a time as you recover. Some people also have odd or altered feelings such as numbness or pins and needles and weakness in the arms or legs.

Over the last few months the clients I have coming in with Long Covid symptoms have increased dramatically- thank goodness they leave and rebook feeling so much looser and less rigid. Lots of positive feedback on the full body massage followed by the Indian Head to help reduce the congestion and sinus symptoms as well.

Please don’t suffer in silence, Covid cases are on the rise and I don’t think we are talking enough about the lasting effects which are experienced by so many.