The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the globe for at least three years, and infected a large proportion of the worldwide population. After the acute infection, many stay in poor health for months. The nature of this aftermath is not yet fully understood, therefore the management of this syndrome through biomedical therapy is not ideal. Health services are struggling to help those who are still suffering. The condition has now been recognised as post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) — providing a common platform for academic exchange.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has been applied to similar conditions for over 2,000 years, including in the aftermath of previous pandemics, and this understanding of such conditions has been validated in clinical practice. In TCM, patterns are established to group the weakness, the residue of pathogens or interaction between pathogens and the defence system. Those patterns form the framework for understanding the illness after acute infections. The authors use this ancient understanding in their own contemporary practice, which is particularly rewarding when the illness within PCS is treated with acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and other therapies in tandem. This is the holistic TCM approach strongly recommended by the authors as they demonstrate great outcomes. The whole-system TCM approach for PCS is now presented in this book to health professions for PCS.

Contents:

• Preface
• About the Authors
• Introduction
• The Diagnosis and Treatment of Post-COVID-19 Syndrome in Biomedical Medicine
• Other Common Health Concerns After Acute COVID-19 Stage
• General TCM View on Post-COVID-19 Syndrome (PCS)
• Impaired Lung System (Interstitial Lung Disease, ILD)
• Impairments in the Heart/Circulation System
• Liver Impairments
• Kidney System Damage
• Brain and Neurological Disorders
• Psychological Disorders
• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and Fibromyalgia (FM)
• Loss of Smell, Loss of Taste, and Vision Impairments
• Reproductive Disorders
• Skin/Dermatological Disorders
• Appendices
• Index

Readership: Practitioners of integrated medicine, acupuncturist, herbalist, advanced undergraduate and graduate students in health science, researchers and practitioners in the fields of Post-COVID-19 service, TCM.

Key Features:

• First book systematically discussing the TCM management of post-COVID-19 syndrome (PCS) with the author's personal experience and clinical success illustrated in case studies
• PCS is new, the biomedical understanding is not clear yet. Therefore, the treatment is not specific, and lacks efficiency
• The ancient experience in TCM provides a solution, and the clinical practice proves this from authors' clinical observations
• The whole system approach explores pattern-based management, from mental/emotional aspects to the physical and environmental management in an organic way
• COVID-19 shows less damaging clinical characters now, but even those without symptoms could still develop PCS, and the total number of PCS will increase in the next few years. An integration of biomedical and TCM solutions will be most beneficial to all sufferers
• The whole system TCM management is a proven therapeutic system in treating PCS