Finding your breath after Covid
Lingering symptoms are common after COVID, and other respiratory infections like colds, flus and chest infections:
*Shortness of breath
*Reduced exercise tolerance
*Persistent or recurring cough
*Tightness in the chest, upper back or neck
*Sore lungs
*Back pain
*Lethargy
*Fatigue
*Depleted immunity
Each of these can hang around your body after viral infections & significantly impact quality of life & the ability to do the things you love to do.
We only use around 1/3 of our lung capacity in day-to-day breath and activities. Finding & accessing the rest does take practice - particularly in the pesky right middle lobe as it hides away from a direct path of inhalation.
Moving your body in multi-directional ways facilitates fascial glide to keep all of these structures & spaces open & accessible. The same can be achieved with guided breath practice & directed myofascial body work
TESTIMONIAL
“After being at home with covid for 2 weeks and still not feeling well enough to return to work, I was having trouble breathing into my right lung which was painful, making me cough and also contributing the fatigue from the virus.
I gave Jane a call knowing she would be able to do something to help me. A short session of yoga therapy was all I could manage but the bodywork gave me great relief and allowed me to breath more into the right lung. With some at home exercises over the next 2 days I continued to improve and started to feel like I had more energy and stayed awake during the day instead of sleeping most of it which I had been.
If you’re struggling to return to work/activity or have some on going residual symptoms from covid or the flu get in touch with her to see if she can help.“
Ushma Cromarty - MoveWell director & massage therapist
