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Erin Bryant, a physical therapist with Fyzical Therapy, said the body and the brain have the ability to heal with time. In Thieles case, she said, muscle memory and her former level of fitness will aid her recovery.

The therapy practice currently is working with three patients who have had COVID-19, including Thiele. All three cases are different, and all will require different treatment.

Theres no cookie-cutter for this, she said.

Christine Thiele, of Omaha, does a physical therapy session focusing on balance at WW Gym Wellness Workout in Omaha on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. Thiele had COVID-19 in the spring and is still struggling with lingering effects having to do with memory, balance and neuropathy.

Meanwhile, support groups for patients who have had COVID-19 have formed on Facebook and other forums. A group called Body Politic, which includes COVID-19 survivors, also has been involved in research.

Thiele has written about her situation on Facebook. She said doctors believe the virus triggered an autoimmune disease that has affected her mobility.

In the beginning, I was really trying to educate people to take this seriously, she said. Now its like, Look what its done to me. You guys really have to take it seriously.

Steve Schrader, too, has had a long road back.

Now 65, the La Vista man started in mid-March to experience symptoms, which he attributed to allergies. Those symptoms morphed into chest congestion and what he thought was a sinus infection. Schrader, who has asthma, battled it for a couple of weeks, as he usually does with chest congestion, including using a nebulizer.

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Even after the infection is gone, symptoms linger for COVID-19 'long-haulers' - Omaha World-Herald

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