Rehabilitation and Treatment of Post-COVID-19 Condition
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Clinical Rehabilitation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2026 | Viewed by 471
Special Issue Editor
2. Multidisciplinary Pain Clinic, Capio St. Göran Hospital, 11219 Stockholm, Sweden
3. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Danderyd University Hospital, 18288 Stockholm, Sweden
Interests: fatigue; chronic pain; disability; myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome; COVID-19
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Dear Colleagues,
In spring 2025, it will be 5 years since the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic started. It is difficult to forget March 2020, the start of something that was so unfamiliar at that time. The initial research on the acute disease stage was followed by papers on remaining symptoms, later named “post-COVID-19 condition” by WHO.
Many scientific journals published Special Issues on COVID and post-COVID, describing many aspects of the acute pathophysiology, multifaceted clinical picture, and the following symptoms in terms of the post-COVID-19 condition. Now, almost 5 years later, we hope that studies being conducted to treat and rehabilitate patients with the post-COVID-19 condition are still in the pipeline.
Therefore, this Special Issue aims to focus on both pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, which are important in the interdisciplinary management of the post-COVID-19 condition. For some patients, the symptoms become more persistent while others have recover. Some of the patients may develop a condition called “myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)”. ME/CFS patients suffer from post-exertional malaise and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, both observed in cases of disabling post-COVID-19 condition. We argue that it is important to follow-up and share research worldwide. This will help us to prepare for challenging situations to come, if needed.
In this Special Issue, different types of original articles and reviews on the evolution and management of the post-COVID-19 condition are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: long-lasting remaining symptoms and disability as a result of the post-COVID-19 condition; treatment and rehabilitation approaches, including digital ones; the impact on the quality of life; health literacy regarding the post-COVID-19 condition; and return to work.
Dr. Indre Bileviciute-Ljungar
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- post-COVID-19 condition
- myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS)
- comorbidities
- interdisciplinary
- multimodal
- digital medicine
- rehabilitation
- treatment
- health-related quality of life
- disability
- return to work
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