ATOMIC NEURO

Long COVID

Long COVID can leave you dealing with fatigue, weakness, brain fog, and shortness of breath long after the initial infection. At Atomic Physical Therapy, we provide specialized Long COVID rehabilitation via Dr. Kathryn Bugasch, a certified neurological PT, to help you restore strength, improve endurance, and safely return to the activities you enjoy.

For many people, COVID-19 symptoms don’t end when the infection clears. Long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2, can cause ongoing physical and cognitive challenges that interfere with daily life. Common symptoms include persistent fatigue, weakness, shortness of breath, exercise intolerance, dizziness, and difficulty concentrating. At Atomic Physical Therapy, our Long COVID rehabilitation programs in Boulder and Broomfield focus on gradual, safe reconditioning while respecting your body’s current limits. We help you improve mobility, rebuild strength, restore balance, and manage fatigue using evidence-based pacing strategies and post-viral rehabilitation principles.

How Physical Therapy Helps with Long COVID

Physical therapy can help you regain function while avoiding post-exertional symptom flare-ups. Our approach combines gentle strength training, mobility work, breathing exercises, and graded activity progression to restore endurance and improve overall well-being — all while carefully monitoring your tolerance.

What Our Program Offers

  • 1. Comprehensive Evaluation

    We assess your strength, endurance, breathing mechanics, balance, and daily activity tolerance to create a safe starting point

  • 2. Personalized Goal Setting

    Together we set goals that matter to you, whether it’s walking without fatigue, returning to work, or getting back to exercise

  • 3. Targeted Treatment Plan

    Your plan may include gentle strengthening, flexibility work, balance training, breathing exercises, and energy conservation strategies

  • 4. Manual Therapy

    We use soft tissue techniques, gentle mobilizations, dry needling, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, and stretching to improve breathing mechanics, posture, and comfort

  • 5. Progression and Support

    We monitor your progress, adjust your plan based on symptom response, and provide pacing techniques, home exercises, and strategies to support recovery between sessions

  • One-on-One Expert Care – Consistent sessions with the same licensed physical therapist for continuity and personalization.

  • Post-Viral Recovery Expertise – Skilled in safe reconditioning and pacing strategies for Long COVID.

  • Whole-Body, Functional Approach – We address strength, mobility, breathing, and endurance for comprehensive recovery.

  • Supportive, Patient-Centered Environment – We help you progress at your pace while celebrating every improvement.

Why Choose Atomic for Long COVID Rehabilitation?

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