long covid: expert advice for sufferers and carers, from diagnosis to treatment and recovery

In a few short years, Long COVID has established itself as one of our most significant health issues, estimated to have affected millions worldwide - and studies suggest that number is rising.

Until now, the lack of understanding and information around this chronic condition has meant that people have largely suffered in silence.

Here for the first time is a comprehensive overview of the disease, written by Professor Steven Faux, one of Australia’s leading experts on the treatment of Long COVID. Drawing on up-to-the-minute research, it includes:

• Advice on diagnosis, key risk factors and prevention
• The very latest on how to identify and manage symptoms
• Tips for staying positive and dealing with uncertainty
• An overview of treatment options, for the short- and long-term, to ensure ongoing health and recovery
• PLUS case studies from Australians of all ages living with Long Covid.

This book is essential reading for those experiencing ongoing symptoms following a COVID-19 infection, their loved ones, and the thousands of health professionals trying to navigate this disease on behalf of their patients.

Professor Steven Faux is a rehabilitation and pain medicine specialist who co-founded one of the first dedicated Long Covid clinics in Australia at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and is recognised as one of Australia’s leading experts on the treatment of Long Covid. He sat on the NSW COVID-19 Clinical Council and since 2020 he has published and spoken on the rehabilitation response to the disease to The US National Academy of Medicine, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians and the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine. He represents Rehabilitation Physicians on the National Clinical Evidence Taskforce for COVID-19. In late 2022 he was noted as one of Good Weekend’s 52 newsmakers of the year for his pioneering work on Long Covid.