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"He contends that treatments used for patients who have brain injuries have also been shown to be effective in treating long COVID–related brain fog symptoms. T
by rogerkirkness 3y ago
"He contends that treatments used for patients who have brain injuries have also been shown to be effective in treating long COVID–related brain fog symptoms. These may include speech, cognitive, and occupational therapy as well as meeting with a neuropsychiatrist for the treatment of related mental health concerns."
Is that a brain injury, or just... mental health challenges? I was expecting something more permanent but in practice if occupational therapy and such work then it implies a significant psychological feedback loop component at least.
- CobaltFire 3y agoIf it’s similar to the TBI issues I’m familiar with (myself and others I know) then the mental health is an actual area of focus for improvement. You can kind of think of it as unloading your mental processes because the damage either took some offline or rewired them. By improving your mental state and gaining new tools you can compensate for that. That’s a layman’s way of looking at it that’s probably very wrong to a neuro/psych professional, but I think it’s close enough to explain the basics.
- Llamamoe 3y agoThey work for everything, including distress and fatigue associated with cancer or severe injury. It doesn't imply a significant psychological component, it just means humans are always extremely highly influenced by therapy-like approaches as social creatures.