The purpose of this study is to determine whether external qigong, a traditional Chinese medicine healing practice, improves quality of life and symptoms for individuals with prolonged symptoms following a COVID-19 infection (sometimes called long COVID). The study involves completing questionnaires and participating in 6 weekly small group qigong sessions with an experienced qigong practitioner.~Participants will be randomized to participate in either an immediate or waitlist control group that will receive the qigong sessions starting 8 weeks later. Participants will complete 3 sets of questionnaires, each about 8 weeks apart and an interview about their experiences with qigong after completing the 6 sessions.
The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot feasibility study of external qigong on health-related quality of life in individuals with prolonged symptoms following COVID-19 infection.