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@LongCOVIDPhysio

Sep 9

@DrMarciaPT

What role does your identity have in your care?
@DrMarciaPT - if I wasn’t a PT in the system, I wouldn’t have understood how I was being seen and treated in the medical community.

@chiluvs1

@chiluvs1 I had to speak up for all those out there who didn’t have the ability to do so. What would happen if I stay quiet? Something I’m saying will create change for somebody.

@AshantiRN

@AshantiRN I thought I was immune to medical gaslighting as a nurse. My color and my sex trumped that. “Don’t gaslight yourself…don’t second guess your experience because a doctor told you so.”

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@LongCOVIDPhysio

Sep 9

@haziethompson

What does disability mean to you? @haziethompson - 1) The physical things that affect your ability and autonomy. 2) There’s the bigger scope used to exclude people from public life, a diminished capacity makes you unable to participate in society.

@chiluvs1

@chiluvs1 Disability means restricted access. Becoming a teacher gave access to healthcare, government, politics. I was accepted as a Black Woman. Then I learned as a disabled woman I had restricted access. Doctors restricted my care as a Black and disabled woman.

@ninachigbo

@ninachigbo in the African world, you are not allowed to say you can’t do something. As a Black Woman, mother, etc. you are expected care for other people. There is no acceptance for invisible illness. You must deal with it.

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@LongCOVIDPhysio

Sep 9

@CenterRes

According to @CenterRes, pacing is doing as much activity as possible without causing an increase in symptom.

@sunsopeningband

Per @sunsopeningband it involves staying within an envelope of one’s ability. It’s a balance of resting with managing day-to-day activities. Much of society isn’t setup for pacing, however.

@julialmv

Per @julialmv , using a wearable was the most beneficial thing to me! I thought I was resting and pacing, but the data showed otherwise and I needed to scale back.

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Long COVID Physio

@LongCOVIDPhysio

Sep 7

In 2 days we begin the Long COVID Physio International Forum #LCPForum. We have an incredible lineup of speakers, so check out the full programme👇. There’s still time to register #LongCOVID #FBLC #GlobalPT
longcovid.physio/forum-programme