The experiences of people with long COVID during and since the Lightning Process
This data was recently published in the Journal for New Zealand Doctors. Full details are here
The study involved 12 participants (average age 42.5 years, 11 female), with Long COVID and COVID-19 vaccination histories. Various treatments had been attempted: one person tried cognitive behavioural therapy, eight tried graded exercise, and 11 used pacing to manage symptoms.
Symptoms included fatigue (100%), brain fog (75%), headache (66%), and breathlessness (33%), lasting a median of 9.5 months. At their worst, participants had a median of 0 hours of work/study per week, increasing to 30 hours post-Lightning Process intervention.
All participants found the intervention helpful, with no reported harms.
Asked to rate their recovery as a percentage, where 100% is fully recovered, the median was 85%, with five reporting being fully recovered and 11 participants reporting at least 85% improvement.
