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Coronavirus sees huge surge in demand for occupational therapy for long road to recovery
coronavirus and a large proportion will have ongoing problems for many months after the acute symptoms have eased.Even those who have had a milder form of Covid-19 may struggle with fatigue.Shona Ballentyne, 39, is an occupational therapist who has returned to the clinical side of her profession from a role in practice management because of the increased demand for OT expertise.Ballentyne, who is based at Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, said: “It is still unknown how long people will take to recover.