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Prof Clin Ex Sci @Derbyuni Research in #longCOVID. Vice chair @LongCOVIDPhysio, advisor for @LongCovidKids and @long_covid. Accredited @ClinExPhysUK & @BASESuk.
Sep 11 9 tweets 3 min read
🚨 ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨

We have been sitting on this quietly but we have been shortlisted for the 2024 @Nature Inclusive Health Research Awards!

Our #Longcovid research has been selected for raising awareness of the lived experience and furthering the mechanistic basis of LC. Image I'm incredibly proud of the entire team that is based at @DerbyUni and across the world.

A BIG shout out to @ruth_ashton1 who has crafted these projects with me since the start!

I can't forget Dr Tom Bewick - who has guided us with his expertise way before #Covid_19 . Image
May 30 23 tweets 6 min read
A Long Thread 🧵…

Astounded to sit in a session at the @ACSM conference where high profile researchers/medical professionals are advocating for the role of GET and CBT in treating #LongCOVID Too Tired to Move: Long COVID in Clinical and Population Settings The session was delivered as a follow on from a talk given at @ACSM 2023 where the prevalence of Long COVID was discussed. The session started by providing an overview of Long COVID prevalence in the USA (estimated at 3-6%).
Feb 28 6 tweets 2 min read
In our latest paper me, @ruth_ashton1 @cazd45 @Sunny_Rae1 and Ross Arena outline the role, importance and the considerations that need to be factored into decision making when deciding to use prognostic CPETs with #LongCovid Image Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is commonplace in the assessment of integrated physiology. It will undoubtedly play a role in furthering the pathophysiology and mechanistic knowledge of #LongCOVID. This information will inform treatment and management strategies BUT...
Aug 9, 2023 11 tweets 2 min read
Our latest #research article is here and for the team, it's an important one!

'Forming a consensus opinion to inform long COVID support mechanisms and interventions: a modified Delphi approach'

You can read it here:

Published in the @eClinicalMedsciencedirect.com/science/articl… This project led by @RebeccaOwen13_ used a modified Delphi approach to determine consensus from HCPs (n=55), people with #LongCovid (n=162), HCPs with LC (n=33) and academic researchers (n=21) to discuss, refine and achieve consensus on what LC support pathways should contain.
Jul 17, 2023 17 tweets 3 min read
A thread for our new research project looking at Post Exertional Malaise/Post-Exertional Symptom Exacerbation in #LongCovid

🧵 1) We know that exercise in people living with #LongCOVID can lead to PEM & PESE. To better understand why this happens and to develop support strategies, we want to look in more detail at what causes this.