Neuromodulation Offers Hope for Patients with Long-COVID

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"Because COVID-19 is ubiquitous and will become endemic, PASC is especially troublesome in regard to cumulative disease burden. While vaccines and drugs are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved to moderate short-term symptoms, protection against PASC is unclear. The success of neuromodulation for PASC will depend on identifying device- and symptom-specific mechanisms. Given the unknowns about PASC itself, one method for doing this is to measure biomarkers of disease progression and response to treatment. Ultimately, home-based neuromodulation should be integrated with wearable health monitors and telemedicine, thereby supporting fully remote comprehensive treatment protocols."
 
When I read the title I had to roll my eyes as I thought people were going to be trying to place DCS for long-covid...which I wouldn't put past some of the interventionalist out there...instead it looks like they are looking at TMS and vagus nerve stimulators in this article. Those seem a little more plausible but still not super excited about these treatments for this condition...
 

"Because COVID-19 is ubiquitous and will become endemic, PASC is especially troublesome in regard to cumulative disease burden. While vaccines and drugs are US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved to moderate short-term symptoms, protection against PASC is unclear. The success of neuromodulation for PASC will depend on identifying device- and symptom-specific mechanisms. Given the unknowns about PASC itself, one method for doing this is to measure biomarkers of disease progression and response to treatment. Ultimately, home-based neuromodulation should be integrated with wearable health monitors and telemedicine, thereby supporting fully remote comprehensive treatment protocols."
I have to say, this is infuriating to me.
 
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