{"id":5610,"date":"2023-12-26T15:34:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T21:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?p=5610"},"modified":"2023-12-26T15:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T21:34:36","slug":"utah-clinic-offers-new-treatment-for-patients-dealing-with-long-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2023\/12\/26\/utah-clinic-offers-new-treatment-for-patients-dealing-with-long-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Utah clinic offers new treatment for patients dealing with Long COVID"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/50823949\/utah-clinic-offers-new-treatment-for-patients-dealing-with-long-covid\">KSL.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the COVID-19 pandemic may seem like it&#8217;s in the rearview mirror, many people are still struggling with long-term effects of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At one point in 2022, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/nchs\/pressroom\/nchs_press_releases\/2022\/20220622.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDC reported<\/a>&nbsp;that 1 in 5 adults who contracted the virus were still experiencing long COVID. The numbers have decreased since then, but the effects of long COVID can be debilitating for those still suffering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The medical community has taken notice and options for long COVID treatment are available.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aspenpainandspine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aspen Orthopedic Pain and Spine<\/a>&nbsp;is offering groundbreaking treatment for people suffering for months\u2014or even years\u2014with long COVID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding the effects of long COVID<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Long COVID can wreak havoc on your body and your daily life. The name was coined in the early days of the pandemic after people experiencing lingering symptoms of the disease called themselves &#8220;long haulers.&#8221; The United States\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid.gov\/longcovid\/definitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Health and Human Services<\/a>\u00a0says, &#8220;Long COVID is not one condition. It represents many potentially overlapping entities, likely with different biological causes and different sets of risk factors and outcomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.com\/article\/50823949\/utah-clinic-offers-new-treatment-for-patients-dealing-with-long-covid\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"\/secure-location.php\" style=\"display: none;\" title=\"sK d XvrwramrhMf\"><!-- sK d XvrwramrhMf --><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KSL.com While the COVID-19 pandemic may seem like it&#8217;s in the rearview mirror, many people are still struggling with long-term effects of the disease. At one point in 2022, the&nbsp;CDC reported&nbsp;that 1 in 5 adults who contracted the virus were still experiencing long COVID. 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