18 min

Ep 78: Managing the condition that breaks all the rules - pacing and post-exertion symptom exacerbation, with Dr Todd Davenport JOSPT Insights

    • Medicine

In part 1 of this 2-part series on post-exertion symptom exacerbation, Dr Todd Davenport explained what post-exertion symptom exacerbation is, what it feels like, and how to test and monitor it. In part 2, we dive into pacing - the less is more approach to managing post-exertion symptom exacerbation that will challenge you to think differently about how you prescribe exercise and what the goals of therapy are for people who are living with post-exertion symptom exacerbation.

Long COVID physio: https://longcovid.physio/

World Physio COVID-19 briefing papers (including briefing paper #9 on safe rehabilitation approaches for people living with long covid): https://world.physio/covid-19-information-hub/covid-19-briefing-papers

WorkWell Foundation: https://workwellfoundation.org/resources/

In part 1 of this 2-part series on post-exertion symptom exacerbation, Dr Todd Davenport explained what post-exertion symptom exacerbation is, what it feels like, and how to test and monitor it. In part 2, we dive into pacing - the less is more approach to managing post-exertion symptom exacerbation that will challenge you to think differently about how you prescribe exercise and what the goals of therapy are for people who are living with post-exertion symptom exacerbation.

Long COVID physio: https://longcovid.physio/

World Physio COVID-19 briefing papers (including briefing paper #9 on safe rehabilitation approaches for people living with long covid): https://world.physio/covid-19-information-hub/covid-19-briefing-papers

WorkWell Foundation: https://workwellfoundation.org/resources/

18 min