REVIEW ARTICLE

Long COVID-19 Multi System Complications: Can Naturopathy Help?

Ray Marks 

Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York

Corresponding Author: Ray Marks. Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 

Received: February 06, 2023                                       Published: February 12, 2023 

Citation: Marks R. Long COVID-19 Multi System Complications: Can Naturopathy Help? Int J Complement Intern Med. 2023;3(1):118–127. DOI: 10. 58349/IJCIM. 1. 3. 2023. 00117 

Copyright: ©2023 Marks. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and build upon your work non-commercially.

Abstract 

Since December 2019, multiple subgroups of COVID-19 surviving older adults and others have been significantly affected and diagnosed as having a complex syndrome termed long or post-acute COVID-19 that is not apparently associated with their health history profile or any definitive laboratory test. This mini review primarily aimed to document some of the current clinical observations that have emerged to date. A second aim was to establish if any benefits might accrue in the case of a viable number of vulnerable older long COVID sufferers if they are exposed to one or more forms of naturopathic interventions, as needed. Using Google Scholar, PUBMED, PubMed Central, and Science Direct data bases, an extensive scan showed a sizeable percentage of older adult COVID-19 survivors are likely to suffer from multiple adverse post-acute COVID-19 health complications including respiratory, musculoskeletal, cognitive, macro and micro tissue disturbances in multiple organs plus diverse neurological manifestations even if they were vaccinated or previously healthy. There is some support that in absence of any sound mainstream rehabilitation solutions for any of these complex problems, the timely application of approaches based in the naturopathic traditions may prove helpful in multiple spheres. 

Keywords: Long-COVID -19, Naturopathy, Older adults, Post-acute

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