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The new Long/Post Covid Regeneration

Recovered, but not yet back in life before. The late effects of corona, often referred to as long covid or post-COVID, can affect anyone, regardless of the severity of a course in corona disease. Most commonly, symptoms such as persistent fatigue, chronic pain, difficulty concentrating and/or shortness of breath interfere with coping with jobs and everyday life. Psychological complaints - caused, for example, by severe social restrictions during quarantine - also burden people long after they have apparently overcome the disease. 

What is the basis of the Long/Post Covid concept?

The medical basis of our Long Covid concept is a holistic approach of mental health, special physiotherapy and the relaxing effect of natural healing resources. The aim is to stabilize people's attitude to life again and to make the body fit and more efficient. The start is made with a careful, medical intake interview, where symptoms are determined and an individual therapy plan is created.

By whom is the therapy supervised?

The therapy concept was developed by the head physiotherapist Theresa Mayer and the health psychologist Katrin Supper. The focus is on gently increasing both physical and mental fitness. Theresa Mayer uses the pacing method. The Pacing method can be explained best with the word activity management. This means that in the case of an existing exhaustion syndrome, overload is avoided and thus a gentle use of one's own resources is learned.

FAQs - Long/Post Covid

For whom is the Long Covid Regeneration Special particularly suitable?

This package is particularly suitable for people who have survived Covid19 and have recovered so far, but still suffer from late effects of the disease. Regardless of the severity of a course in a corona disease, these symptoms can occur or persist and thus affect everyday life. 

What symptoms can be consequences of covid disease?

Symptoms such as persistent fatigue, chronic pain, concentration problems and/or shortness of breath, coping with jobs and everyday life are typical after a Covid19 illness. Psychological complaints - caused, for example, by severe social restrictions during quarantine - also continue to burden people long after they have apparently overcome the disease. Our Long Covid Rengenerations special is also suitable for these symptoms.

I am back at work after a covid illness, but I have not yet regained my former performance. What can I do myself to improve my condition?

Theresa Mayer: The most important thing after a covid disease is to be very gentle with your own resources. The increase in activity should always be moderate and overload avoided.

What is actually the pacing method you use?

Theresa Mayer: The pacing method can best be explained with the word "activity management" . This means that if fatigue (exhaustion syndrome) exists, overload is avoided and thus a careful use of one's own resources is learned.

It can be compared well with a kind of accumulator/battery. The accumulator is not fully charged with an existing exhaustion syndrome. Therefore, it is important not to consume more energy than available. Each complete "discharge" further damages the defective battery. Resting is equivalent to recharging the battery.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) considers pacing to be an effective and important component in the treatment of fatigue.

Since my Covid disease, I feel completely empty. How can I find my original attitude to life again?

Katrin Supper: Keep a diary for about two weeks: What am I doing (for myself)? What is doing me good? How do I feel before and after an activity? How do I sleep? What do I eat? Who am I meeting? And what does all this do to my energy balance (in percent, drawn as a column, scaled 1 to 10)? In this way, you create an overview of what is good for you and what is less so.

The first aid kit

We have an emergency first aid kit in the car. Design yourself an "emergency kit for the soul" - whether in the form of a list that is a collection of all the things that do you good or that you like to do (you have info material from your diary), or actually in the form of a small treasure chest or box in which you collect feel-good things. That way you have something to feel good about at all times.

Take the path of small steps: "What can I do right now to feel a little better? Or that it stays the way it is?". The "Feel Good List" will help you!

Keep diary

Continue to keep a diary - a happiness diary in the evening before you go to bed: What good did I do for myself and someone else today? What am I grateful for today? What did I laugh about today? What am I proud of today? What have I learned today? And what am I looking forward to tomorrow?

Plan your day in advance - stay realistic, respect your limits and resources. Activity and recovery phases should alternate. At the same time, remain mindful and collect for the entries in your happiness diary.

Schedule time for yourself

I recommend that you pause regularly (perhaps weekly at the beginning, then monthly, for example) and ask in an "appointment with yourself": "How am I doing? What has changed since the last appointment? What would I like to do until the next time?" - you will be helped by the proven methods described above. In this way, step by step, you will (re)gain what mental health is all about, the feeling of being in control of your own life.

Are there any relaxation techniques or exercises I can do myself?

Katrin Supper: Our breath in particular gives us feedback about how we feel. In situations of stress and strain, we usually breathe too shallowly, we don't exhale completely. Our breath is always available to us and through it we can do something for more well-being. That is why I recommend learning a breathing exercise, for example breathing meditation.
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For this, go to a quiet place where you can be undisturbed for a few minutes and feel comfortable.

Sit relaxed and upright, on the floor, an armchair or a meditation cushion

Tip: An upright posture makes deep abdominal breathing easier!

Place your hands loosely in your lap, close your eyes, or fixate on a point in front of you.

You begin with a few deep breaths through the nose, feeling the lift on the inside of the nose as you inhale, the breath on the upper lip as you exhale... as you exhale, the lift is allowed to flow out completely... the inhale begins on its own... and so you guide your breath into the abdomen... the abdominal wall rises and falls quietly and evenly

And now your attention stays with your breath, just observe, do not control or check, your breath flows all by itself

It may help you to focus on the lifting and lowering of the abdominal wall or chest. That thoughts come that distract is quite normal, especially at the beginning. Notice the thought briefly, then it can move on and you are back to your breath.

Over time, you will notice that your breath becomes deeper, calmer, more even. You relax more and more, all by itself.

To end the meditation, first bring your attention to your body, notice it, feel for it, then open your eyes again and come back completely to the here and now.

Start with about 5 minutes and increase slowly, up to 60 minutes.

More and more you will notice the peace, serenity and well-being in your everyday life.

Long Covid Regeneration Week

In our 4*Superior spa hotels: Combine an effective therapeutic Long Covid Regeneration concept with benefits and amenities of the 4*Superior category. The Long Covid Regeneration module can also be booked as an additional service to your stay with us. A thermal spa, sauna and sensory world in a class of its own, conscious culinary delights as part of the REDUCE half-board "Plus" and a varied REDUCE activity program await you. 

And this is how the "REDUCE Long Covid Regeneration" is designed in detail:

  • 1 medical consultation to clarify the individual situation and to coordinate the course of therapy
  • 2 x individual remedial gymnastics of 50 min. according to the pacing method
  • 2 x Mental Fit-psychological/psychotherapeutic individual coaching of 50 min.
  • 5 relaxing carbonic acid baths and/or mud packs
  • 2 x individually tailored massages 25 min.
  • 2 x relaxation exercises, including progressive muscle relaxation according to Jacobson 50 min.
  • 7 overnight stays incl. REDUCE HP "plus" in the Adults-only REDUCE hotel Thermal ****S bath Tatzmannsdorf 
  • Relaxation in the healing thermal water of the hotel's own spa & sauna garden
  • Free use of the active program with yoga, Pilates, water gymnastics, Nordic walking and much more.


Recommended arrival days SUN - WED

 to the package in REDUCE Hotel Thermal****S   

Effects on the psyche

"Many affected people describe a physically and mentally stressful state of physical and mental exhaustion even after surviving Covid infection, which goes far beyond normal tiredness or fatigue. This syndrome, known as fatigue (French for tiredness, exhaustion) also from other diseases, can even lead to an inability to cope with everyday life independently. Fatigue can be accompanied by other symptoms, such as pain, lack of drive, frustration, depressive mood, drowsiness, lack of drive, to name but a few. In addition, many sufferers experience anxiety, sleep disturbances, and feelings of helplessness and loss of control. In psychological treatment, it is important to address the client's individually distressing symptoms, to provide information about Long-Covid, to help the client regain access to personal resources, and to support the client in respecting and maintaining his or her boundaries. In addition to one-on-one psychological sessions, this can be done, for example, through relaxation techniques and mindfulness exercises," says psychologist Katrin Supper. 

  • Long Covid Patient Marcel S.
    Marcel S.

    Especially in the area of education, I am incredibly grateful to the team, you feel incredibly well taken care of. The therapies, especially the physiotherapy and conscious breathing, do me a lot of good. I can now listen to my body and the relaxation exercises are also very helpful.

  • Long Covid patient Anna H.
    Anna H.

    The therapies at the REDUCE health resort have done me a lot of good. Especially the exchange of information has helped me a lot to understand the disease better. I now know that I am not overworked, but that it is an illness.

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