Kolkata: VLCC announced the launch of an intensive restorative wellness programme – VCare – targeted at addressing lingering after-effects o...
Kolkata: VLCC announced the launch of an intensive restorative wellness programme – VCare – targeted at addressing lingering after-effects of the Covid-19 virus infection. Specially designed to help patients receive proper follow-up care in the weeks and months after their being declared infection-free, VCare aids a healthier recovery, both of the body and mind.
Studies have shown that up to 80% of patients can continue to have bothersome symptoms months after medical recovery and being declared virus-free. This condition has also recently been acknowledged and named by the National Institutes of Health, USA as "Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection" (PASC). Post-Covid symptoms include excessive fatigue, disturbed sleep, loss of appetite, low-grade exertional fever, shortness of breath, dry cough, residual bronchitis, painful joints, muscle soreness, difficulty in thinking and concentrating (brain fog) as well as depression and anxiety. Prolonged neglect of these symptoms can cause medical complications.
Speaking on the importance of post-Covid
patient care, Vandana Luthra, founder
& co-chairperson, VLCC Group said, “While the curative medical
eco-system in the country is entirely and rightly focused on fighting the
Covid-19 pandemic, it is also critical that patients who have recovered from the
infection be given continued guidance if they have to achieve full recovery of
their health. Lack of effective follow-up care could result in their requiring
intensive medical treatment and possibly hospitalization in some cases, further
stressing the already burdened curative healthcare delivery infrastructure.
This is where VLCC, with its deep knowledge in the therapeutic wellness domain,
is stepping up to effectively contribute to battling the crises. As we push
back this pandemic, post-Covid-19 recovery programmes will play a key role, not
just in helping patients regain good health but also relieve some pressure on
the medicare delivery system in India.”
The company has also introduced VShield,
an immunity building program aimed at strengthening the human body’s
self-healing propensity and its natural immunity mechanisms. This proactive
healthcare initiative is in response to the growing realisation that an
individual’s natural immunity is the first line of defense when it comes to
outbreaks of virus infections like Covid-19.
Both programmes are available online and
at all VLCC wellness clinics pan-India.
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