Long Covid
Updated: Aug 19
The NHS lists the most common symptoms of Long Covid as being:
Fatigue
Feeling short of breath
Memory and Concentration problems (brain fog)
Heart Palpitations
Dizziness
Joint pain and Muscle aches.
As Acupuncture has anecdotally shown encouraging results in the treatment of Long Covid, the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Hospital, Surrey has carried out a trial of Acupuncture for the treatment of Long Covid / fatigue.
Results are awaited but Dr Imogen Locke, a clinical oncologist, who is leading the research, has already said that participants receiving acupuncture ‘do seem to be responding.’
The Irish digital newspaper Extra I.e. published in 2023 an article entitled’ Acupuncture now the jab of choice for Long - Covid patients:
Derek Climpson has clinics in Chelmsford, Brentwood and Leigh on Sea