Long Covid and chronic pain: is it all in the mind?

'Retraining the brain' could offer a solution for some long Covid sufferers

A woman lies on a sofa, eyes closed, under a blanket
Around two million people in the UK say they are experiencing long Covid
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Patients and parents of children with long Covid say they are being offered psychological treatments to tackle their physical symptoms. 

The condition affects around two million people in England and Scotland, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. And with no approved treatment path for patients, some have been experimenting with rewiring their minds in an attempt to manage their symptoms.

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