Long COVID Treatment in Greenville, SC
Long COVID Treatment at IHP Greenville. Dr. Hendry, DAOM — functional medicine, root-cause diagnostics, personalized care. Call (864) 365-6156.
"I have been going to Dr. Hendry for 2 months now, for Acupuncture and Supplements. After 2 months, this is the best I have felt in over 2 years. My energy is so much better, my gut and digestion is back to normal."
— Danny Pyatt · March 2026 · Google Review
The patient who got COVID eighteen months ago and still can't work a full day without collapsing isn't deconditioned or anxious — they have measurable mitochondrial dysfunction across 20 metabolic pathways, documented gut dysbiosis from the initial infection, and an autonomic nervous system that stops regulating heart rate normally when they stand up. Naviaux's metabolomics framework explains why graded exercise makes them worse: you cannot exercise your way out of a cellular energy production failure. I test the mechanisms — EBV reactivation, microclot markers, HPA axis collapse, microbiome disruption — and I treat what I find. Ozone therapy for mitochondrial activation, acupuncture for autonomic regulation, targeted NAD+ and CoQ10 repletion, and herbal medicine for viral immune modulation. Not waiting.
How Long COVID Treatment Works
Long COVID treatment at IHP combines comprehensive functional medicine investigation (microbiome assessment, inflammatory markers, mitochondrial function, autoimmune markers, and HPA axis function), acupuncture (for autonomic regulation — particularly for dysautonomia/POTS symptoms — and systemic anti-inflammatory effects), Chinese herbal medicine (antiviral and immune-regulating formulas, mitochondrial support), ozone therapy (for antiviral, anti-inflammatory, and mitochondrial activation effects), and targeted supplementation protocol.
Conditions Treated with Long COVID Treatment
Functional Medicine Long COVID Care vs. 'Wait and See'
Most patients with Long COVID describe the same experience: positive COVID test, symptoms that persisted beyond 4–12 weeks, a doctor visit where standard labs came back normal, and a recommendation to rest and wait. Some are referred to Long COVID clinics where research is ongoing but treatment protocols remain limited. Eighteen months after infection, many still have debilitating fatigue, cognitive impairment, and post-exertional malaise that limits their ability to work or function normally. At IHP, Dr. Hendry approaches Long COVID through its measurable mechanisms: viral antigen persistence and mast cell activation driving inflammatory symptoms, mitochondrial dysfunction explaining the energy deficit, gut microbiome disruption (COVID-19 produces documented gut dysbiosis), HPA axis dysregulation from sustained immune activation, and autonomic dysfunction explaining POTS-like heart rate instability. These mechanisms are testable and targetable. Ozone therapy, targeted nutrient repletion (CoQ10, NAD+, B-complex), gut restoration, and acupuncture for autonomic regulation are combined into a protocol built around what's actually happening in the patient's physiology — not waiting for pharmaceutical trial results to catch up.
Research & Evidence
Post-COVID syndrome (Long COVID) involves documented neuroinflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and gut microbiome disruption. Davis et al. (2021, Nature Medicine) characterized the multi-organ involvement and symptom persistence in Long COVID across a large international cohort. Research on ozone therapy for post-viral fatigue syndromes — including a 2019 study in International Immunopharmacology — shows ozone modulates oxidative stress pathways and mitochondrial function relevant to the fatigue and cognitive symptoms that dominate Long COVID presentation.
Your First Appointment
Describe your COVID infection history (when, severity) and the timeline of lingering symptoms. Describe which symptoms are most limiting (fatigue vs. brain fog vs. dyspnea vs. pain vs. autonomic). History of prior chronic illness before COVID is relevant — some patients had subclinical conditions unmasked by COVID.
Why Dr. Hendry for Long COVID Treatment
Dr. Hendry's functional medicine investigation capabilities, combined with his ozone therapy training (AAOT) and electroacupuncture expertise for neurological conditions, provide a uniquely comprehensive toolkit for long COVID's multi-system pathophysiology.