Giusto Elisa, Asplund Chad A
Lehigh Valley Health Network Pediatrics, Allentown, PA.
U.S. Council for Athletes' Health, Columbus, OH.
Curr Sports Med Rep. 2022 Mar 1;21(3):100-104. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0000000000000943.
Coronavirus disease (COVID) has become a global pandemic that has widely impacted athletes at all levels of competition. For many athletes infected with COVID, the course is mild or asymptomatic, and most athletes are able to return to play in a matter of weeks. However, 10% to 15% of people infected with COVID will go on to have prolonged COVID symptoms that last for weeks to months and impact their ability to function and exercise. Not much is known about why certain people become "COVID long-haulers," nor are there any predictive tools to predetermine who may have prolonged symptoms. However, many athletes will suffer from prolonged symptoms that may require further evaluation and may prolong their return to exercise, training, and competition. The purpose of this article is to discuss a framework in which sports medicine and primary care physicians can use to evaluate COVID long-haulers and help them return to sport.
冠状病毒病（COVID）已成为一场全球大流行疾病，对各级别的运动员都产生了广泛影响。对于许多感染COVID的运动员来说，病程是轻微的或无症状的，而且大多数运动员能够在几周内恢复比赛。然而，10%至15%的COVID感染者会出现持续数周甚至数月的长期COVID症状，影响他们的身体机能和运动能力。目前对于为何某些人会成为“长期COVID患者”知之甚少，也没有任何预测工具来预先确定谁可能会出现长期症状。然而，许多运动员会出现长期症状，这可能需要进一步评估，并且可能会延长他们恢复运动、训练和比赛的时间。本文的目的是讨论一个框架，运动医学和初级保健医生可以利用该框架来评估长期COVID患者，并帮助他们重返运动。
