Allied Health Professions (AHPs)

There are 14 different Allied Health Professions (AHPs) including:

• Art Therapists

• Drama therapists

• Music therapists

• Chiropodists/podiatrists

• Dietitians

• Occupational therapists

• Operating Department Practitioners

• Orthoptists

• Osteopaths

• Paramedics

• Physiotherapists

• Prosthetists and Orthotists

• Radiographers

• Speech and language therapists

This page had been created in response to requests for Long COVID Physio to provide a platform and space for all AHPs living with Long COVID. We will collaborate with all AHPs for peer support, education, advocacy and research. Links are provided below.

Occupational Therapy for Long COVID

Occupational Therapy for Long COVID are Occupational Therapists (OT’s) living with Long COVID, bringing their lived experience of Long COVID and professional experience of Occupational Therapy to promote the value of Occupational Therapy for adults and children with Long COVID.

Peer support for Occupational Therapists living with Long COVID (Long COVID OT)

Guides about Occupational Therapy and Long COVID

The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) have published two quick guides about Occupational Therapy and adults, children and young people with Long COVID.

Ergotherapie Nederland have published a range of guides and resources including the role of Occupational Therapy in the recovery phase of COVID-19.

Report on the Need for Speech and Language Therapy

The Royal College and Speech and Language Therapist (RCSLT) published reports in January 2022, including one report on the need for Speech and Language Therapy services for people with Long COVID. This report outlined recommendations for policy, practice and research, and a call to action to ensure everyone with Long COVID is able to access high quality, appropriate and equitable support for all their speech, language, communication and swallowing difficulties that have arisen from Long COVID.

Allied Health Professions Podcasts

Rachael Moses provides a series of podcasts on Long COVID by Allied Health Professions including Physiotherapists, Dieticians, & Speech and Language Therapists

Date Last Revised: 2nd March 2022