#muscle-damag

#muscle-damag

Long Covid can cause severe muscle damage and other problems during intense exercise or physical exertion.

People with long Covid have lower exercise capacity and impaired mitochondrial function compared to those who have fully recovered. [ more ]

Biological changes such as severe muscle damage, mitochondrial problems, and microclots are to blame for the fatigue, pain, and malaise experienced by people with long Covid after exercise.

A study involving 25 long Covid patients and 21 recovered Covid patients found that those with long Covid had lower exercise capacity, a higher proportion of white fibres in their muscles, and impaired functioning of mitochondria. [ more ]