Long Covid patients can benefit from online group rehab

A rehabilitation physician examines a long Covid patient. Despite the decreasing number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, long-term consequences like long Covid are still a problem. — Filepic

An online programme of physical and mental health rehabilitation can improve quality of life for adults with long Covid, finds a trial published by The BMJ today.

The eight week REGAIN programme, delivered in online group sessions, led to sustained improvements in fatigue, pain and depression compared with usual care.