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I had personal experience of another one. Polymyalgia rheumatic is a crippling inflammatory condition of muscles and joints that follows viral infections, although no specific virus has been identified. I developed It after having 4 bouts of viral bronchitis in one winter. It has a limited range of people that it affects which is people 60 and older, women more often than men, and people with northern European ancestry.

It limits the range of motion for arms, wrists, and hips and can be so painful that it also hampers movement of legs when walking up a step, bending to get dressed, etc.

Fortunately for me, Prednisone is successful in treating it over a period of months or longer, depending on how bad it is when diagnosed. The procedure is to gradually wean off of the Prednisone while doing exercises to restore muscle use. I had complete mobility restored after 2 years of treatment.

My point is that covid is not the only viral infection that has long term physiological effects. Maybe a similar process is responsible for what I had, too.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/polymyalgia-rheumatica/symptoms-causes/syc-20376539