Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Systematic Review: Is exercise an effective therapy to treat long-lasting low back pain?
3 Oct, 2021 | 22:32h | UTCSummary: Is exercise an effective therapy to treat long-lasting low back pain? – Cochrane Library
Original Study: Exercise therapy for chronic low back pain – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CochraneUK/status/1444221879502483456
Guideline Synopsis: The Non-Surgical Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis.
1 Oct, 2021 | 10:00h | UTC
Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom.
30 Sep, 2021 | 10:25h | UTCNews release: Over a third of COVID-19 patients diagnosed with at least one long-COVID symptom – University of Oxford
Commentaries:
Two studies tie long COVID-19 to severe initial illness – CIDRAP
Covid: 37% of people have symptoms six months after infection – The Guardian
Long Covid is a bigger problem than we thought – CNN
Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.
29 Sep, 2021 | 10:29h | UTCCharacterising long COVID: a living systematic review – BMJ Global Health
Related:
Long Covid – The illness narratives.
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CharitiniSt/status/1442528255718748164
M-A of randomized trials: Efficacy of exercise combined with standard treatment for depression compared to standard treatment alone.
28 Sep, 2021 | 08:55h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Meta-analysis: Exercise combined with standard treatments for depression is more effective than standard treatments alone. https://t.co/TlePIyvzo3 pic.twitter.com/h6eRoKFLUt
— Steve Stewart-Williams (@SteveStuWill) September 18, 2021
Consensus paper: Clinical indications for image-guided interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system—part V, knee.
23 Sep, 2021 | 09:59h | UTCSee other articles in the series: Consensus paper: Clinical indications for image-guided interventional procedures in the musculoskeletal system.
Long Covid – The illness narratives.
22 Sep, 2021 | 10:19h | UTCLong Covid – The illness narratives – Social Science & Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/trishgreenhalgh/status/1439199576158883843
AAOS Updates Clinical Practice Guideline for Osteoarthritis of the Knee.
21 Sep, 2021 | 09:03h | UTCNews release: AAOS Updates Clinical Practice Guideline for Osteoarthritis of the Knee – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Guideline summary: Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty) (3rd Edition) – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Full paper: Management of Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Non-Arthroplasty) Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline
People with Parkinson’s may benefit from seven walking strategies.
12 Sep, 2021 | 21:40h | UTCNews release: People with Parkinson’s may benefit from seven walking strategies – American Academy of Neurology
Original study: Perception and Use of Compensation Strategies for Gait Impairment by Persons With Parkinson Disease – Neurology
Commentary: Compensation Strategies Benefit Parkinson Patients With Gait Impairment – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
In this paper, which was published today in @GreenJournal, we studied the use of compensation strategies for gait impairments in people with Parkinson’s disease. To this aim, we conducted a survey in 4.324 people with PD. https://t.co/Bn4Tn5sYEO
1/4— Jorik Nonnekes (@NonnekesJorik) September 9, 2021
Ten strategies to optimize early mobilization and rehabilitation in intensive care.
10 Sep, 2021 | 05:14h | UTCTen strategies to optimize early mobilization and rehabilitation in intensive care – Critical Care
Musculoskeletal complications following critical illness: A scoping review.
3 Sep, 2021 | 10:07h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Very pleased that our scoping review on MSK complications following critical illness has been published – first paper from my PhD! @mawilliamsinOx @helendawes2 @matthewjrowland @ouh_therapies @MOReS_OBU #icurehab https://t.co/f6kHDtMzrj pic.twitter.com/bOm3YvLP5U
— Owen Gustafson (@OxfordICUPhysio) August 26, 2021
Long COVID: the physical and mental health of children and non-hospitalized young people after SARS-CoV-2 infection – one in seven children may still have symptoms 15 weeks after infection.
2 Sep, 2021 | 10:10h | UTCCommentaries:
Long Covid in children ‘nowhere near scale feared’ – BBC
Related:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
The worlds biggest study of post acute #COVID19 symptoms in children is out as a pre-print – the CLoCK study!
Fortunately results are very reassuring regarding symptom frequency and impact
Some important lessons, let's take a look 🧵
— Alasdair Munro (@apsmunro) September 1, 2021
Cohort study: Most COVID-19 hospital survivors had a good physical and functional recovery after 1 year of follow-up, but around half of the patients had at least one sequelae symptom.
27 Aug, 2021 | 10:13h | UTC1-year outcomes in hospital survivors with COVID-19: a longitudinal cohort study – The Lancet
Editorial: Understanding long COVID: a modern medical challenge – The Lancet
Related:
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
M-A: Physical rehabilitation in the ICU improves physical function and reduces ICU and hospital length of stay.
27 Aug, 2021 | 09:02h | UTCPhysical Rehabilitation in the ICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Critical Care Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
WHO Guide | Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:21h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
The World Health Organisation have just published: Support for rehabilitation: self-management after COVID-19-related illness, 2nd ed. Written by the Leeds Rehabilitation team. Accessed from https://t.co/Ep4KG2FTiQ Will be in all European languages soon.
— Derick Wade (@derickwaderehab) August 25, 2021
New guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published.
26 Aug, 2021 | 09:01h | UTCNew guidelines to help doctors manage long COVID patients published – Imperial College London
Original article: Recommendations for the recognition, diagnosis, and management of long covid: A Delphi study – British Journal of General Practice
Related: M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19. (several articles on the subject)
International Exercise Recommendations in Older Adults (ICFSR): Expert Consensus Guidelines.
26 Aug, 2021 | 08:52h | UTC
RCT: A single-session of pain management skills intervention was noninferior to 8 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy in adults with chronic low back pain.
24 Aug, 2021 | 08:39h | UTCCommentaries:
New approach effectively relieves chronic low back pain – Stanford Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
NEW STUDY: Our Empowered Relief trial just published!
A *single-session* pain relief skills class was non-inferior to 8-session CBT for pain & symptom reduction at 3 months post-treatmenthttps://t.co/HYmWNkxUoR via @JAMANetworkOpen part of @JAMANetwork
funded by @NIH_NCCIH
— Beth Darnall, PhD (@BethDarnall) August 16, 2021
Systematic review: Kinesio taping provides little or no benefit for rotator cuff disease.
16 Aug, 2021 | 00:52h | UTCKinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library
Summary: Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CochraneUK/status/1426468681677254658
Guideline: Non-surgical interventions for lumbar spinal stenosis leading to neurogenic claudication.
13 Aug, 2021 | 09:03h | UTC
M-A: More than 50 long-term effects of COVID-19.
11 Aug, 2021 | 08:47h | UTCRelated:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Viewpoint: The road to addressing Long Covid.
Review: Long covid—mechanisms, risk factors, and management.
Review: Symptoms, complications and management of long COVID.
Studies elucidate poorly understood long COVID.
Long Covid: Half of young adults with COVID-19 have persistent symptoms 6 months after, study finds.
[Preprint] Long Covid: Third of people infected have long term symptoms.
Almost 25% of COVID-19 patients develop long-lasting symptoms, according to a new report.
Perspective | The four most urgent questions about long COVID.
Systematic review: Frequency, signs and symptoms, and criteria adopted for long COVID-19.
Report: 376,000 people in UK have had long Covid symptoms for at least a year.
One third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 have lung changes after a year
Perspective | They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19
Long Covid Implications for the workplace
Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests
Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms
Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non‐hospitalized Covid‐19 “long haulers”
Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
Long Covid | Four-month clinical status of a cohort of patients after hospitalization for COVID-19
Perspective | Long Covid isn’t as unique as we thought
Attributes and predictors of long COVID
WHO Report: Preparing for Long COVID 2021
Long Covid: Sequelae in adults at 6 Months after COVID-19 infection
How many people get ‘long COVID’ – and who is most at risk?
Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline
Patients, clinicians seek answers to the mystery of ‘Long COVID’
Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/svillapol/status/1425032774793285648
RCT: Decompression alone is non-inferior to decompression with fusion in patients with degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.
6 Aug, 2021 | 09:54h | UTCCommentary: Decompression Noninferior for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis – HealthDay
M-A: Effects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients.
6 Aug, 2021 | 08:57h | UTCEffects of early mobilization on the prognosis of critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis – International Journal of Nursing Studies (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Effects of Early Mobilization on ICU patients: Meta-Analysis incl 39 studies (23 studies from China!) showed benefits for weaning, LOS, physical function and others, but not for mortality, delirium, handgrip strengthhttps://t.co/w8ZWNxyz8z pic.twitter.com/YA8cJDps9N
— Peter Nydahl (@NydahlPeter) July 29, 2021
AAOS Guideline: Pharmacologic, physical, and cognitive pain alleviation for musculoskeletal extremity/pelvis surgery.
5 Aug, 2021 | 08:49h | UTCEvidence summary: Pharmacologic, Physical, and Cognitive Pain Alleviation for Musculoskeletal Extremity/Pelvis Surgery
Illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic school-aged children tested for SARS-CoV-2 – “Only 25 (1.8%) of 1379 children experienced symptoms for at least 56 days.”
4 Aug, 2021 | 10:06h | UTCInvited commentary: Citizen science and biomedical research (free registration required)
Commentaries:
Long Covid uncommon in children, analysis finds – King’s College London
Study finds long-term Covid symptoms rare in school-age children – The Guardian
Related:
Cohort study: Risk factors for long covid in previously hospitalized children.
Commentary on Twitter
New @LancetChildAdol is a very reassuring prospective study of >250,000 children, >1700 with + covid test, age 5-17, that shows the risk for chronic Covid symptoms is quite low; 4.4% beyond 4 weekshttps://t.co/XVFs0UtHWC pic.twitter.com/XBVH5wmFve
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) August 3, 2021


