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How the NUHS Whole Health Center is
SUCCESSFULLY TREATING LONG COVID
By Jennifer Green , ND , DC , Chief Clinician of Naturopathic Medicine
Although COVID-19 cases are winding down and dropping out of the news , it still remains an ongoing health challenge for millions of Americans . Research shows that more than one out of three people who contract COVID-19 continue to suffer from a condition called Long COVID .
With few conventional medicine options , many patients are seeking relief from complementary and alternative medicine services offered at National University of Health Sciences ( NUHS ’) Whole Health Center clinic in Lombard , Illinois .
WHAT IS LONG COVID ?
Those suffering from Long COVID continue to experience symptoms weeks , months or even years after contracting COVID-19 . Since the early days of the pandemic , clinicians and student interns at the NUHS Whole Health Center have seen symptoms that include fatigue , digestive symptoms such as loss of appetite , nausea , vomiting , etc ., and respiratory symptoms such as shortness of breath and coughing . Chronic cough and brain fog are among the most commonly reported symptoms .
Through various natural , noninvasive treatments , our naturopathic medicine interns have found success improving and lessening the severity of these symptoms . Today they continue to see patients with Long COVID as a primary concern , or in connection to a chief complaint .
Here are a few of the ways NUHS naturopathic medicine clinicians and interns are treating Long COVID :
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