Many fans have considered the highs and lows of Ellen DeGeneres’ career as her chat show comes to an end after 19 seasons. In a subsequent instance, the 64-year-old reported experiencing “severe” back pain subsequent to catching COVID-19 during the peak of the pandemic.
Following accusations that her show was a toxic place to work, DeGeneres made the decision to leave the spotlight in order to devote more time to pursuing her passion for animal conservation. She recently finished building The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Rwanda.
But the actress recently revealed on social media that she had been diagnosed with COVID-19, and she also mentioned how surprised she was to learn that one of the symptoms is back discomfort.
After confirming that she had taken “appropriate precautions” at the time of her virus infection in December 2020, the host proclaimed her compliance.
One week later, DeGeneres provided a health update, stating that she was “100%” and then disclosing information about the ailment that doctors “don’t tell you.”
“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” airs every evening at 11:35 p.m. EST and includes a variety of celebrities, athletes, musicians, comedians, human interest stories, funny skits, and a house band.
Ellen DeGeneres, Billie Joe Armstrong, and musical guests Jimmie Allen & Brad Paisley were among the attendees on Tuesday, April 20.
“I feel great,” she murmured. They fail to mention that you would have excruciating back ache.That didn’t occur to me as a symptom until I talked to a couple other folks.
“Who would have guessed?” “How so?” DeGeneres pondered. “I have pain in my back.”
Compared to previous years, there was less research conducted on symptoms after someone contracted Covid in the year it first became public.
Back pain was not officially listed as a symptom of COVID-19 by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) at the beginning of the epidemic. Interestingly, “muscle or bodily aches” was one of them.
Additional early warning indicators of COVID-19 were fever or chills, cough, dyspnea, fatigue, headache, taste or smell loss, sore throat, runny or congested nose, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea.
The NHS, on the other hand, provides an explanation for the high prevalence of back pain and other joint and muscle disorders.
“Many patients will have had some aches and pains before becoming unwell with Covid,” the NHS website states. “Illness might have returned or made these problems worse.” This is so that our muscles and joints can benefit from frequent movement.
“Those with COVID-19 illness are less active than normal.” Possible side effects include stiffness, muscle weakness, and aches and pains.
Weak muscles might make it difficult for you to stand, go up stairs, hold onto things, or raise your arms above your head. Back aches and shoulder stiffness were common complaints as Covid spread over the globe.
The increase in work-from-home opportunities during this time also played a role in the growth in back discomfort. Even in situations when working from home was not mandatory, socializing and outside activities were restricted, which resulted in a decrease in mobility and an increase in sitting time.
A 388-person research conducted in Malta found that 49% of those who had back pain after Covid’s launch reported never having had back pain before, while 30% of those who had chronic back pain before to the outbreak.
It’s important to realize that having back discomfort does not automatically indicate that you have COVID-19. Backache can be caused by a variety of things, and if it is accompanied by fever, sneezing, coughing, or nasal congestion, it may be a sign of other illnesses, such the flu, which is more common in the UK in the winter.
In a similar vein, thoracic inflammation and infection may cause back pain in patients with pneumonia. The following symptoms may also be brought on by back discomfort: