Peter, Biowell Health Co-Founder and former professional rugby player for Wasps Rugby Club, experienced numerous severe injuries throughout his 12-year career, including two knee and two shoulder reconstructions, each requiring approximately 9-12 months of rehabilitation. Despite these significant medical challenges, Peter maintained robust physical fitness post-retirement and underestimated the potential impact of long covid recovery on his health.
Initial Illness and Symptoms:
In October 2020, before the availability of vaccines, Peter developed severe symptoms indicative of COVID-19. Due to his fitness levels, he thought that if he did catch COVID-19, he would face mild colds or flu-like symptoms. He experienced a high fever exceeding 39°C for ten days, accompanied by intense headaches and irregular heart palpitations, and that prompted medical intervention at Arrowe Park Hospital on The Wirral. His condition worsened, and chronic fatigue, dizziness, and brain fog then took hold, as well as losing three stone of muscle in three weeks, which led to profound muscle weakness and joint soreness. Initially sceptical due to a negative COVID-19 test result, he was diagnosed with COVID-19 based on his symptoms by senior consultants.
Diagnostic Challenges and Initial Interventions:
During his rugby career, any serious injury was met with an operation followed by intense physiotherapy and rehabilitation to get him back on the pitch, so there was a clear path of the cause and solution.
With Covid, there was no such solution, which Peter found incredibly hard to deal with physically and mentally. Routine NHS blood tests returned normal results, providing no clear aetiology for his symptoms, which exacerbated his sense of isolation and desperation. Various alternative therapies, including vitamins, reflexology, acupuncture, faith healing, and antihistamines, were attempted without success.
Therapeutic Interventions:
Peter then looked internally at his rugby medical contacts for help, and after speaking to his former colleagues, they could see how serious this had become. Initially, it was a bit of a joke with friends saying, “It’s a cold…..just get on with it!!!” In time, they could see the life-changing effects physically and mentally, which came as a shock to many. This was not normal for someone fit and healthy to be taken down in such a debilitating way!
Based on a recommendation from former colleague and World Cup Winner Simon Shaw MBE, Peter explored Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). Simon saw that Peter’s state was not a laughing matter and suggested he try It, which is something that he was looking at regarding concussion and his charity Love of The Game.
The issue that Peter found was that the NHS limited access to HBOT chambers to people who have experienced a diving accident, carbon monoxide poisoning or severe burns. He turned to the private market and found a soft-shelled 1.3-bar pressure chamber in Liverpool. HBOT involves the inhalation of 100% oxygen under increased atmospheric pressure. After five sessions, he felt that a cloud had lifted as he had more energy, but that, unfortunately, was short-lived. He thought he was back to normal and jumped on a bike, did a slow 5k, and then crashed physically again! It was a case of one step forward and three steps back!
At the same time, Peter utilised Cryotherapy, a treatment familiar from his rugby career, involving exposure to extremely low temperatures (-110°C), which provided short-term relief from inflammation and muscle/joint soreness. This helped enormously, but the underlying issues of chronic fatigue, brain fog and his other symptoms were still there.
He was introduced to Red Light Therapy, which also gave relief to his symptoms, but his actions were not joined up as he still didn’t understand the root cause of the issues.
The Pivotal Moment of Clarity :
A pivotal moment in Peter’s long covid recovery came with the involvement of a functional medicine practitioner, who suggested a comprehensive set of blood tests that was over and above anything the NHS would suggest. The answer was like a eureka moment for him, and everything then made sense! The result revealed a significant mitochondrial dysfunction, and mitochondria are the energy cells in your body!
Now, he had a cause and a potential solution, as it was recommended that he try layering the therapies of HBOT, Redlight, and Cryotherapy. There was almost instant relief, but he was very careful to also have a healthy diet, a good vitamin regime, a few IV drips sporadically, and a measured return to exercise. The key was not to do too much, but he felt he was on the way back.
Red Light Therapy, Cryotherapy, HBOT and IV Therapy in combination, targeted mitochondrial function by promoting the removal of dysfunctional mitochondria (Cryotherapy), stimulating the generation of new mitochondria (Red Light Therapy), and enhancing cellular repair (HBOT). The integrated application of these therapies substantially improved Peter’s condition. Motivated by his recovery, he and James Stanley co-founded Biowell Health to bring these life-changing therapies to the mass market to help with general health.
Conclusion:
Peter is fully recovered, but his experience underscores the complexity of Long COVID and Chronic Fatigue. His journey has shown that the therapies and technologies Biowell are bringing to the market will be able to help everyone, whether you are in the Sports & Fitness, Health Optimisation, Lifestyle and Beauty or Medical and Recovery categories.
Biowell will seek further research and Partner with medical practices and universities to conduct clinical trials to validate these approaches and integrate them into mainstream medical practice.
Induction
Begin your journey to optimal health and achieve your goals with the perfect starting point. This stage focuses on detoxifying your body by eliminating excess fluids and toxins while delivering an essential cellular activation to prime your system for success.
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- A new package specifically designed to help with concussion and overall brain health.
- PolarCap® is a clinically researched, side-effect-free cooling therapy designed to support recovery following a concussion.
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