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Letter: One size won't fit all for long covid treatment

Published 27 March 2024

From Katherine Langford, Moorland, Somerset, UK

I feel a significant flaw in research on the use of exercise for post-viral conditions such as long covid is that many people aren’t well enough to participate. I have moderate ME and yet wouldn’t be able to take part in an exercise programme like the one in the article. Unfortunately, this can lead to a self-selecting sample of those who are moderately to mildly affected by such an illness. Findings can’t be generalised to those who are severely ill (17 February, p 14).

Issue no. 3484 published 30 March 2024

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