Latest Long COVID Research on Treatment Options for Long COVID Symptoms | Seminar | Dr. Shai Efrati

Shai Efrati, M.D. discusses the results of his latest in-depth research regarding treatment of post-COVID conditions. Dr. Efrati offers practical insights for those suffering from lingering symptoms, and suggests effective treatment options that can restore health.

Dr. Efrati's study, published in Scientific Reports in July 2022, was the first randomized, sham-control, double blind trial to evaluate the effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on post-COVID-19 patients with ongoing symptoms for at least 3 months after confirmed infection.

In this recorded webinar, Dr. Efrati will detail the research he conducted alongside his team. Specifically, it explains:
- The connection between long COVID and brain injuries
- Why lingering symptoms can persist for months or even years
- How Dr. Efrati's clinical trial is the first of its kind to demonstrate effective improvements in cognitive and physical symptoms
- Why the treatment protocol utilized in the clinical trial is unique
- The significant improvements for trial participants: energy, sleep, global cognitive scores such as attention and executive function, as well as psychiatric symptoms and pain.

Dr. Efrati's innovative study was recently reviewed by the New England Journal of Medicine, one of the world's most respected medical journals: "This provocative report is well-controlled and shows objective improvements in the brain that correlate with symptom improvement."

The Aviv Medical Program provides you with a unique opportunity to invest in your health while you recover from a variety of conditions, including stroke, TBI or concussion, long COVID, and more. We have created a state-of-the-art program that can combine a personalized program of cognitive and physical training, nutritional coaching, and a unique, evidence-based hyperbaric oxygen protocol to help you maximize your cognition, vitality and quality of life. Our multidisciplinary team of healthcare specialists uses in-depth assessments and analytics to create a plan fully personalized for you.

About Dr. Shai Efrati:
Director of the world-leading Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research at the Shamir Medical Center in Israel, Dr. Shai Efrati is an Israeli licensed physician, a Professor of Medicine at Tel Aviv University, and the chair of Aviv Scientific’s medical board.

Dr. Efrati's vast research portfolio includes published, peer-reviewed investigations into the treatment of numerous cognitive conditions, including long COVID, stroke, fibromyalgia, traumatic brain injury, and age-related cognitive decline.

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[johnbillings]

I appreciate when doctors don't censor themselves and say their real thoughts on things. Some may find it unprofessional, but I find it human.

[kaylee]

So basically, what you're saying is that in order to get this treatment, you have to be rich because you can't just pay for this out of pocket or maintain a job cuz you're going to HBOT everyday for months. You have to be within daily driving distance for treatments. Thank you for the research, sincerely, but as usual the masses are going to be left out of any kind of treatment for years! Our medical system is so fu in this country!

[D-Fens_]

In retrospect, some issues I'm having really began when I got vaccinated to keep my hospital job that is now killing me. It's been 6 months since I had covid and a really scary incident where I almost lost consciousness and I'm still having issues that I can't figure out and are becoming debilitating. Dizziness, extreme anxiety, headaches, depression, brain fog, speech problems, huge sleep problems, etc. I'm at the end of my rope with it. My doctor wanted to prescribe SSRI'S and Paxlovid for some reason. "Long covid" seems to be a diagnosis we're just making up as we go along as more and more people report symptoms.

[Jennifer-grhn]

I was severe in March 2020 - ICU patient, NOT admitted because I didn't take the vent (which is why I survived) but then no help. I am a nurse. I was treating this in urgent care. It was no issue at all until the mandates. Once the mandates started, hell broke loose. I wasn't scared, and I refuse to live that way BUT I do have to say, until I found medications like EyeVrMk10, HBOT (needed 80 hours, but was sliding backwards, then started...) IV Ozone, and now enzymes like lumbrokinase, etc. It's NOT just one thing, at all, but HBOT is AWESOME. I'm a user. I'm at the THREE year point, March. Before the shots I will not get, came out. Never got sick again, never was sick before this. This was a different beast, and it wasn't a flu.Hell NO was this anxiety. I know what anxiety is. This was not it. I had a photographic memory. I taught dane fitness and memorized routines instantly. I could multi-task. I was a critical and step down nurse. Highly functioning. This was NOT psychosomatic. I call it, somaticpsycho. The psychological comes FROM the persistent physical neurological and cognitive, etc. Thank you.

[DarleneDeSilva]

I had long covid. The doctors sent me to specialist, no one knew how to treat me. I had never had high blood pressure in my life and was having readings of 208/110. I was on three different medications to control my bp unsuccessfully throughout the day. I was triggered by this wave of uncontrollable anxiety that would push my bp, no reason for it, sitting watching tv. I prayed to God for help. I was led to you tube video’s on the vagus nerve and how it was being taken over from sympathetic to parasympathetic out of my control and back again. I had to fix my microbiome with fermented foods, probiotics, natto, co-q10, magnesium, supplements. Over a year later I have no bp issues and I am not only any medications. Still i monitor my bp. Was the scariest time of my life.

[shawnharriman]

things that have helped me: natto-serra (empty stomach), niacin (b3), l-glutamine, bromelain, probiotics (empty stomach). Have also recently seen success with acupuncture to stimulate the vagus nerve.

[ianseaweed]

Very interesting. So this research study has been published. Also recently published is research finding endothelial damage, microclots and platelet pathology by Dr. Resia Pretorius and Dr. Jacob Laubscher in South Africa. And also currently a huge study being undertaken by Dr. Akiko Iwasaki at Yale medical centre, also seeing endothelial damage and micro clotting, but not published yet.

So as a patient, I can see how hyperbaric treatment coupled with anti-coagulants might very well be hugely beneficial to my condition. But, it won’t happen here in the UK, unless the BMA take on board all this current research and do something with it, disseminate to the GP’s.

[Jennifer-grhn]

Hmm makes you question things like..the swabs which were burning, hard, long and painful. Never had a swab nor gave a swab like that in my nursing life and life in general. Wondering who is brave enough to look into that one!

[allisonsmith]

I called the clinic in Florida and they would not give me any statistics for positive results. They told me they don’t keep statistics. I have a hard time believing they don’t keep numbers. All businesses keep statistics.

[bnaiyer]

I am a doctor and I had Covid and was on Paxlovid for 5 days. 10 days later, I was having lightheaded feeling, once fell down and hit my head. My walk was unsteady. One of this talks explained that low Serotonin my be a problem. I was having cold and stuffy nose and I was taking Claritin and also Tylenol PM. So, I stopped both of them. My cold is gone and muscle weakness and unsteady gait is all gone and feel good now.

[SRose-fybp]

You need to treat inflammation. I had terrible fatigue, brain fog, memory cognitive issues after covid. I'm Still recuperating. New doctor treated me with I meg solumedrol IV steroid. Within hours of treatment the pressure I felt on top of my head lifted. Several days later I could think clearer my short term memory lapses improving. My fatigue also is much better. I nap once or twice a week once a day. Not every day twice or three times. Why do doctors ignore treating brain inflammation. It is documented on MRI scans. They know it's there but don't treat it. I thank God I finally found a doctor who treated it. Look for doctors who will give corticosteroids to treat long term covid inflammation. This is what causes long covid!

[lindatichenor]

Your data on the "recovery" of the heart was confusing to me. The heart has or does not have "stem cells" that can transform into contractile tissue? Therefore, what does the red outline indicate in the cardiac data? I have long-haulers (self-diagnosis because most physicians where I live in South Carolina are deniers) and my EF dropped to 46% ! How does that data relate to my decreased contractility? I can understand endothelial damage in the ENTIRE vascular system, but how does this play out in the heart itself. That part of your webinar did not make sense to me. Thank you for any response. Dr. Tichenor

[lindatichenor]

PS: The wealthy probably have access to your clinics but those of us on medicare, even advantage plans, will not be covered by these techniques. I would be happy to be a volunteer subject per your heart trials.
The work is elegant in explanation of pathways emerging from endothelial damage leading to microclotting. Very understandable. My last comment failed to recognize how outstanding your research is.

[harriettpavonrosado]

Covid-19 impacts the lungs, kidneys, heart, brain, back pain, etc. One's body must try to repair itself and heal from the inside out-the internal wiring has been damaged. I cannot garden the way I use to. My steps are much shorter. It takes days or weeks to do what I use to in one day.

[carolenmarch]

If 40 sessions are required, approximately how much does this part of the package cost, or are they priced individually? Or a ball park price as a whole package, including pre - testing procedure .Knowing an approximated cost is important, as this is self - funded . Thank you.

[cathycoppin]

My concentration went after vacine really bad menmorie problems. Fibo fog. Breathing shorter. And less energy.

[stanleysteamer]

I'm on a lot of groups have not seen on person who has done this claiming to be recovered..not saying it doesnt work

[DKonigsbach]

As I write this comment, the video has been up for 5 months. In this time, are there any updates others replicating the results?

[pamelastevens]

I was forced to get vaccines and booster. my pulmonologist said mandatory. Now Im sick, poor and cant afford this. Shouldnt our Government be responsible for this, since they caused it? I cant work anymore, but This is no way to live. The 30 days I had covid, wasnt as bad as these after effects

[willscarlet]

wow, I'm approaching 2 years with LC although my neurologist is also investigating alzheimers &MS but I wonder as stem cells seem to be a direction, I understand that there is some thinking that a 72 hr plus fast can stimulate new stem cells and repair replace various things ie white blood cells and damaged proteins could this do the same as the oxygen chamber here, or would they work together. My cognitive ability has been suffering over the last few weeks even more so so keen to try anything, just about to finish my 72 hr fast today, there is definitely some positive changes but I think I understand the stem cells activate once I begin eating?