Rehab Taranaki Long Covid Clinic
The Rehab Taranaki Long Covid Team will help you work through the rehabilitation process, give you more control over your symptoms and improve your well-being, health and function.
WHAT IS LONG COVID?
Long Covid is used to describe a collection of ongoing symptoms that develop greater than 12 weeks after being infected with the Covid-19 virus.
Anyone can get Long Covid, including adults and children, you could have had the virus without symptoms or only mild symptoms, and you may not have tested positive for Covid-19.
1 in 10 of all Covid-19 cases will exhibit symptoms for a period of 12 weeks or longer.
LONG COVID SYMPTOMS
Long Covid is complex and has many systems involved, producing a wide variety of symptoms, with over 200 listed symptoms.
Symptoms range from shortness of breath, extreme fatigue, trouble sleeping, brain fog, anxiety and/or depression, heart rate and blood pressure issues, tummy upsets, muscle and joint pain, to name a few.
These can have a profound effect on people’s function and their ability to complete daily activities.
The severity of symptoms may fluctuate and change over time and relapse.
TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT
Early diagnosis and symptom management are the key to improving symptoms and your quality of life.
Managing and recovering from Long Covid will be different for each person.
REHAB TARANAKI LONG COVID CLINIC
Our aim is to support you in taking control of your symptoms, manage your symptoms and achieving optimal well-being and health.
Our team is made up of Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist and Psychologist.
We also have access to Speech Language Therapy and Dietitians.
Your initial appointment will include hearing your story, obtaining past medical history and a comprehensive assessment which will also screen for any signs or symptoms that require review by a medical professional.
The Long Covid Team will then arrange for any necessary investigations or tests required, complete referrals to other professionals if needed and then create an individually tailored and holistic management plan.
Supports may include breathing re-training, energy conservation and fatigue management, anxiety management, education and guidance around exercise and management of ongoing cough, to name a few.
The Rehab Taranaki Long Covid Team will help you work through the rehabilitation process, give you more control over your symptoms and improve your well-being, health and function.
This is a private clinic and there are costs to accessing this service which we can discuss with you in person.
An initial consultation is based on an hourly rate of $130.00 plus GST.
