“I am very grateful that, despite the poor prognosis, I am doing so well. The rehabilitation at the Adeli Medical Center contributed significantly to this, many thanks to everyone!” – writes Dagmar after her rehab in October 2022. Dagmar is a patient who successfully fought Post-Covid syndrome. She is also proof that the relief of symptoms after Covid is possible.
Dagmar, a 57-year-old doctor, considered herself a healthy woman. She learned to live with asthma and also balanced the mental strain at work well with rest. She managed her first Covid illness in the autumn of 2020 almost without problems and got vaccinated as quickly as possible. However, she noticed that apart from giving her all at work, she could do nothing else. The second infection then “shut her down.” She was like paralyzed, without strength, with fading memory, and an inability to concentrate. Physical exhaustion with back pain prevented her from taking care of herself and the household daily.
Dagmar, originally from Germany, traveled to the ADELI Medical Center in Slovakia for post-Covid rehabilitation at the end of October 2022 after unsuccessful treatment at home. “I left the treatment that was paid for by the health insurance fund in Germany. Apart from endless walks and building a patient support group, there was unfortunately no therapy plan or program there. I was shocked how people six, twelve, or eighteen months after overcoming Covid simply gave up and applied for early retirement or disability pension.”
Dagmar ended her rehabilitation in Germany prematurely and arrived in Slovakia by train with her last remaining strength. On the third day in Piešťany, she declared with a broad smile: “The post-Covid rehabilitation at ADELI brought results in a few days that I wouldn't have dared to dream of for months.”
THE REHABILITATION AT ADELI MEDICAL CENTER IS INTENSIVE AND VERSATILE
The OXYMED hyperbaric center at the ADELI Medical Center in Piešťany was one of the first in Slovakia to establish a post-Covid rehabilitation program in the spring of 2021 and is the only center to date that offers a combination of various physical therapies and hyperbaric chamber treatment.
“The post-Covid rehabilitation program is aimed at people suffering from the consequences of respiratory diseases and functional disorders of internal organs, especially for patients with a recovered COVID-19 infection with a moderate course. The rehabilitation helps not only a specific painful organ, but all systems and organs in the body to restore their functionality,” says Dr. Inna Durda, Chief Physician of the OXYMED hyperbaric oxygen therapy department at the ADELI Medical Center in Piešťany.
“COVID-19 can trigger an autoimmune reaction in some people, where the immune system mistakenly targets healthy tissue. In other cases, it can lead to a dysregulation of the autonomic nervous system, which is responsible, for example, for blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, or digestion.”
Ms. Dagmar has now finished her 2-week stay at the ADELI Center in Slovakia. She particularly appreciated the variety of therapies, the intensity, and furthermore the personal and highly individual approach at ADELI. Active therapies are combined with rest procedures, so the body regenerates. “Although I started tasting food again here, I don't understand how I managed to lose 3 kilograms.” – she laughs. Personally, she sees an improvement in her condition to 90%.
After completing her two-week stay, Ms. Dagmar says: “Upon arrival, I was still breathing heavily when I went down the stairs and had to take breaks. Now I walk to the fifth floor with only one short break. I relaxed, I breathe better. I used to have feelings of chaos and disorientation and was stuck in place. Now I am planning again with an overview and have no fear of failure. My therapist and I walked a distance of 5 kilometers on the last day, that is a dream come true! Thanks again for everything. When I came home, I went to physiotherapy, but my results are already ‘too good’. So I ended my sick leave after a week and started working again.”
One month after the therapy, Dagmar writes an additional feedback:
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