# Espousing Environmental Enrichment as Therapy for Post-Covid-19 Syndrome

## Authors

- Abayomi Oyeyemi AjagbeÍ" ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2110-2626)) — Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Science, Nile University of Nigeria
- Ebenezer Oyedele Ajiboye ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1214-1292)) — Developmental Neurobiology Unit Department of Physiology & Anatomy Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Nigeria
- Oluwanisola Akanji Onigbinde ([ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5473-1034)) — Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

## Article information

- **Journal:** The Ulutas Medical Journal (Ulutas Med J), ISSN 2149-388X
- **Issue:** Volume 8, Issue 2 (2022), pages 76–78
- **Article type:** Letter to the Editor
- **Published online:** 2022-06-06
- **DOI:** [10.5455/umj.20220427083613](https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20220427083613)
- **Licence:** [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
- **Article page:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/?mno=28293
- **PDF:** https://www.ulutasmedicaljournal.com/pdf/28293.pdf

## Abstract

Treatment for COVID-19 survivors is imperative since various symptoms have been discovered spanning from different levels of depression, sleep disorder and anxiety, in addition, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as disclosed by approximately 97% of COVID-19 victims in seven hundred and fourteen (714) victims in China. Lengthened symptoms viz muscle pain, headaches, anosmia have been discovered in 112 hospitals and 2001 out of hospital COVID-19 positive patients with a greater number of asymptomatic or high mildly symptomatic victims in Belgium and Netherland This article recommends a non-invasive therapy called Environmental enrichment which entails enriching the abode of an individual, which its therapeutic effects have been established as its enhance neuroplasticity, neurogenesis, memory, mood, passion, alleviate lethargy. This article listed food, music therapy and yoga as enrichment components to ameliorate post-COVID-19 syndrome.

## Keywords

Post Covid-19 syndrome; environmental enrichment; therapy; music therapy; neuroplasticity

## How to cite

AjagbeÍ" AO, Ajiboye EO, Onigbinde OA. Espousing Environmental Enrichment as Therapy for Post-Covid-19 Syndrome. Ulutas Med J. 2022;8(2):76-78. doi:10.5455/umj.20220427083613

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