Why Pushing Through Long COVID Can Make You Worse | Dr. Robert Groysman

Long COVID patients are often told to push through their symptoms, build their endurance, or keep going until their bodies adjust.But for patients experiencing post-exertional malaise, pushing past their limits can lead to an even harder crash.In this episode of The Long Haul with Summer, Dr. Robert Groysman joins Summer to explain the connection between post-exertional malaise, mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress, and the energy problems many Long COVID patients experience.Dr. Groysman shares how his own experience with Long COVID led him to look beyond traditional medical specialties for answers. He explains why PEM is different from ordinary fatigue, why physical activity is not the only thing that can trigger a crash, and why pacing can be such an important part of protecting a patient’s baseline while working toward recovery.Summer and Dr. Groysman also discuss why standard rehab can sometimes backfire, the challenges of identifying mitochondrial dysfunction, and why treating Long COVID often requires looking at multiple systems rather than addressing symptoms one at a time.Learn more about the Microvascular Research Foundation and how you can help at https://mvresearch.org/