In a Letter to the Editor, authors Fabian Schwendinger, MSc, Dr Raphael Knaier and Prof. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, MD, express concerns about a recently presented paradigm to explain long COVID (also known as post-COVID-19 condition) as an embodied state with heterogeneous biological, psychological and social factors that might be interrelated. We highlight that the propagated paradigm […]

In a call to action, authors Fabian Schwendinger, MSc and Prof. Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, MD, recently highlighted the impact of the long-term consequences of COVID-19 (post-COVID-19) on public health and the personal and professional lives of those affected. Furthermore, the current state of scientific research was critically discussed and the necessary next steps towards an evidence-based […]

The recently published review article provides a detailed overview of existing studies looking at exercise intolerance and possible underlying mechanisms up to one year after disease onset. We were able to show that not only deconditioning, as claimed by many studies, but also peripheral followed by cardio-circulatory limitations as well as diffusion disorders of the […]