Q My heart and lung tests came back completely normal, but I'm still short of breath, my heart races, and I feel foggy. Can Korean medicine help with after-effects that don't show up on tests?
A It's common in long COVID for tests to be normal while symptoms remain. Such symptoms, which come more from imbalances in the autonomic nervous system, circulation, and energy rather than structural problems, are an area where Korean medicine treatment that regulates the body's overall balance tends to be effective.
Detailed Answer
Normal heart and lung tests are good news in that dangerous conditions have been ruled out—but they don't mean the symptoms are imaginary. The fatigue, brain fog, and palpitations of long COVID often come from functional imbalances that don't show up well on specific test values. In other words, "normal test results" and "real symptoms" can coexist.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
Korean medicine is well suited to addressing functional imbalances that don't show up in numbers. By replenishing depleted qi and blood and clearing remaining heat to balance the autonomic nervous system, we can reduce the fatigue, fogginess, and palpitations you actually feel, even if they don't appear on tests.
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