by Amsterdam University Medical Center Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44432-3Researchers from Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) have discovered that the persistent fatigue in patients with long COVID has a biological cause, namely mitochondria in muscle cells that produce less energy than in healthy patients. The results of the study were published in...
Written by Stacia Woodcock, PharmD | Reviewed by Alyssa Billingsley, Key takeaways: When you’re feeling tired, it can be hard to go about your daily activities. This feeling isn’t uncommon. In fact, fatigue is one of the most common complaints people give to their primary healthcare provider. Up to 45% of people experience it, and...
By Jennifer Huizen Reviewed by Daniel Bubnis, MS, NASM-CPT, NASE Level II-CSS Claudication is muscular pain, cramping, or fatigue that typically occurs during exercise and goes away with rest. Claudication is primarily a symptom of conditions that reduce blood flow in the legs, especially peripheral artery disease (PAD). The term claudication comes from the Latin...
