Long COVID: Understanding the Evaluation & Manual Therapy Interventions
Jane Lucas, PT, DPT, PBFR, CFMT, COMT, FAAOMPT FIT

Persistent symptoms after COVID-19 infection can include changes in the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, skin and nervous systems as well as brain fog, fatigue, and anxiety/ depression. The wide array of symptoms can make it difficult for clinicians to organize their treatment plan. After careful analysis of the existing literature in addition to anecdotal evidence, Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy (JJPT) conducted a retrospective case series to determine the effectiveness of their Long COVID manual therapy protocol. This presentation will describe pathological causes, evaluation techniques and manual therapy interventions for Long COVID including cases from the JJPT case series.

Jane Lucas, PT, DPT, PBFR, CFMT, COMT, FAAOMPT FIT, is a physical therapist who graduated with her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from   the Medical University of South Carolina in 2013, completed a residency with the Institute of Physical Art in 2015, and finished a fellowship accredited by the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy in 2021. During the fellowship, she discovered a passion for respiratory manual physical therapy and has presented at the AAPMD national conference in 2022, World Physiotherapy Congress international conference in 2023, and AAOMPT national conferences in 2021 and 2023.

1 CE credit available to AAPMD members