Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
SARS-CoV-2 and Stroke Characteristics – higher rate of large vessel occlusions and stroke in young patients
25 Apr, 2021 | 22:01h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
SARS-CoV-2 and #Stroke Characteristics: A Report From the Multinational COVID-19 Stroke Study Group #COVID19 #AHACOVID19 #AHAJournals @cgriessenauer @ArKatsanos https://t.co/Errp6MjQMV pic.twitter.com/QX5tAGQOXU
— Stroke AHA/ASA (@StrokeAHA_ASA) April 21, 2021
RCT: Promising results with vagus nerve stimulation paired with rehabilitation for upper limb motor function after ischemic stroke
25 Apr, 2021 | 21:10h | UTCCommentary: Vagus nerve stimulation: a potential new treatment for ischaemic stroke – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Very important @TheLancet study showing #vagus nerve stimulation improves rehabilitation ischemic #stroke.
Kudos Prof Jesse Dawson @UofGlasgow at colleagues!https://t.co/DsIH3wMuAp pic.twitter.com/QtzBBDVnso
— Prof. Kevin J. Tracey, MD (@KevinJTraceyMD) April 23, 2021
Guide to Enhanced Recovery for Cancer Patients Undergoing Liver Surgery
25 Apr, 2021 | 20:53h | UTCSee also: Guidelines for Perioperative Care for Liver Surgery: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Recommendations – World Journal of Surgery AND Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
Long Covid: Largest post-acute COVID-19 study to date examined the health outcomes in more than 73,000 people who’d had COVID-19 and were not hospitalized
23 Apr, 2021 | 08:48h | UTCHigh-dimensional characterization of post-acute sequalae of COVID-19 – Nature
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Happy to share the latest paper from our team in @nature
A comprehensive characterization of post acute sequelae of COVID-19#longcovid #PASChttps://t.co/AGLnYCamWe@VAResearch @vahsrd @WUSTL @WUSTLpubhealth @WUSTLmed @WUSTLnews @VREFSTL @Biostayan @BCBowe
— Ziyad Al-Aly, MD (@zalaly) April 22, 2021
Opportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
22 Apr, 2021 | 08:28h | UTCOpportunities and Challenges for the Next Phase of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: A Review – JAMA Surgery (free for a limited period)
See also: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines
M-A: Prevalence of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder in health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
20 Apr, 2021 | 06:00h | UTC
Study shows antihistamines may impair response to exercise training
16 Apr, 2021 | 06:06h | UTCCommentary: Histamine-suppressing drugs found to reduce benefits of exercise – MedicalXpress
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Extremely excited to finally share our newest paper: Histamine H1 and H2 receptors are essential transducers of the integrative exercise training response in humans. Published today in @ScienceAdvances. A thread: (1/12)https://t.co/R4FNiKWyG9 pic.twitter.com/U2HFHOY9eA
— Thibaux Van der Stede (@ThibauxV) April 14, 2021
M-A: Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain
14 Apr, 2021 | 01:39h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Just published in BJSM 🔥🔥🔥
Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with network meta-analysis
👀👀👇👇🔎https://t.co/bx06RPLTbT pic.twitter.com/RzHkwN2nTp
— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) April 13, 2021
Perspective | They Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms.
13 Apr, 2021 | 05:23h | UTCThey Tested Negative for Covid. Still, They Have Long Covid Symptoms. – Kaiser Health News
Commentary on Twitter
Scary: Many people have tested negative for SARSCoV2, yet they developed Long Covid. What's to blame? Haphazard testing protocols, delays & difficulties accessing tests & poor quality of many of the tests on the market. All have have left people without proof of infection. https://t.co/KH3QYkbbKW pic.twitter.com/MVuRhWoHle
— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) April 12, 2021
NICE Guideline: Assessment and Management of Chronic Pain in Over 16s
8 Apr, 2021 | 08:54h | UTC
Large study finds 1 in 3 Covid-19 survivors have subsequent mental health and neurological conditions
8 Apr, 2021 | 09:14h | UTCCommentaries: 1 in 3 Covid-19 patients are diagnosed with a neuropsychiatric condition in the next six months, large study finds – STAT AND A longer look at COVID-19 and neuropsychiatric outcomes – The Lancet Psychiatry AND Largest study to date suggests link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent mental health and neurological conditions – The Lancet AND Covid-19: One in three has neurological or psychiatric condition diagnosed after covid infection, study finds – The BMJ AND One in three survivors of severe Covid diagnosed with mental health condition – The Guardian AND Covid-19 linked to depression and dementia, study suggests – BBC AND Expert reaction to observational study looking at neurological and psychiatric outcomes 6 months after COVID-19 – Science Media Centre AND 1 in 3 COVID Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Issues Months Later – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
📍HUGE STUDY—One in 3 #COVID19 survivors received a neurological diagnosis within 6 months of infection—1 in 8 with first ever diagnosis, says study of 230,000 patient records. Also COVID patients had higher risk of dementia, anxiety, Parkinson’s vs flu.🧵https://t.co/BlhtUrOsvL pic.twitter.com/ZAcHZviGKR
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 7, 2021
Cohort study: One in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19
8 Apr, 2021 | 09:12h | UTCOne in ten have long-term effects 8 months following mild COVID-19 – Karolinska Institutet
Original study: Symptoms and Functional Impairment Assessed 8 Months After Mild COVID-19 Among Health Care Workers – JAMA
Commentary on Twitter
#LongCovid in #Frontline: JAMA
Worrisome! N=323 COVID+ #Healthcare Workers vs. N=1072 w no COVID. At 8 mos, up to 4x risk of fxnl impairment in work, social & home life. REAL ongoing suffering in low-risk humans after #COVID.https://t.co/EwZWdW4ZtL#medtwitter #nurse pic.twitter.com/tofIx4p647— WesElyMD (@WesElyMD) April 7, 2021
RCT: Among patients with peripheral artery disease, low-intensity exercise was significantly less effective than high-intensity exercise for improving 6-minute walk distance
7 Apr, 2021 | 01:31h | UTCEffect of Low-Intensity vs High-Intensity Home-Based Walking Exercise on Walk Distance in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The LITE Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this RCT of patients with PAD, low-intensity home-based exercise was less effective than high-intensity home-based exercise, and similar to the nonexercise control, for improving 6-min walk distance https://t.co/dVWCDx5hLM @NUFeinbergMed @StanfordMed @UChicagoMed @wakehealth
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 6, 2021
Long Covid in the UK – More than a million affected in February, survey suggests
2 Apr, 2021 | 09:31h | UTCLong Covid: More than a million affected in February, survey suggests – BBC
Commentary on Twitter
YOUNG ADULTS MOST AFFECTED—Long-Covid symptoms are affecting about 1.1 million people in the U.K., with about half that number saying the disease is harming their day-to-day lives, government statistics show. Top #LongCovid age group? 25-34! Thread 🧵 https://t.co/Fwo8Opeqr6
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) April 1, 2021
Post-covid syndrome in individuals admitted to hospital with covid-19: retrospective cohort study
1 Apr, 2021 | 03:43h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Follow-up of nearly 48,000 hospitalized patients with covid-19 shows a high rate of readmission, death, and multi-organ disease (heart, diabetes, kidney, lung) compared with matched controls https://t.co/dzxVYdugz2 @bmj_latest pic.twitter.com/hWBn5w2XQf
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) April 1, 2021
Covid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:49h | UTCCovid-19: Middle aged women face greater risk of debilitating long term symptoms – The BMJ
Linked Opinion: The stigma is real for people living with long covid – The BMJ Opinion
Persistent neurologic symptoms and cognitive dysfunction in non‐hospitalized Covid‐19 “long haulers”
28 Mar, 2021 | 22:48h | UTCCommentary: 85% of COVID-19 long-haulers have multiple brain-related symptoms – LiveScience AND ‘Brain fog’ and other neurologic symptoms can last for months after Covid – NBC News AND Neurologic Symptoms Persistent for Many COVID-19 ‘Long-Haulers’ – Health Day
ERC and ESICM Guidelines: Post-resuscitation Care
26 Mar, 2021 | 08:41h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Post #resuscitation @ERC_resus @ESICM guidelines #resus21
🫀diagnosis & reperfusion
🫀post CA syndrome
🫀hemodynamics
🫁oxygenation/ventilation
🧠general #ICU approach
🧠seizures control
🌡️TTM
🧠prognosis & outcome
💪#ICUrehab
🫁organ donation
🏥CA centershttps://t.co/BrPJtKw8vo pic.twitter.com/xS0FKFSK6F— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) March 25, 2021
RCT: Surgical microdiscectomy versus transforaminal epidural steroid injection in patients with sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc
25 Mar, 2021 | 08:12h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
NEW RESEARCH—Surgical microdiscectomy and
transforaminal epidural steroid injection are similarly effective at reducing #pain and disability from #sciatica secondary to herniated lumbar disc https://t.co/xXOr1aOX8K #LancetRheumatology #OpenAccess pic.twitter.com/2CHh1YD2gm— The Lancet Rheumatology (@TheLancetRheum) March 19, 2021
Opinion | We need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:28h | UTCWe need to start thinking more critically — and speaking more cautiously — about long Covid – STAT
Review | Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome
23 Mar, 2021 | 02:26h | UTCPost-acute COVID-19 syndrome – Nature Medicine
News Release: Study underscores need for multidisciplinary care for COVID-19 long-haulers – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Long Covid | Four-month clinical status of a cohort of patients after hospitalization for COVID-19
18 Mar, 2021 | 09:00h | UTCFour-Month Clinical Status of a Cohort of Patients After Hospitalization for COVID-19 – JAMA
Editorial: Outcomes for Patients Following Hospitalization for COVID-19
RCT: Little benefit from osteopathic manipulative treatment on activity limitations in patients with nonspecific subacute and chronic low back pain
16 Mar, 2021 | 01:39h | UTCEffect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment vs Sham Treatment on Activity Limitations in Patients With Nonspecific Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Visual abstract: Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment vs Sham Treatment on Activity Limitations in Patients With Nonspecific Subacute and Chronic Low Back Pain
Assessing risk for healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic
16 Mar, 2021 | 02:25h | UTCAssessing risk for healthcare workers during the covid-19 pandemic – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
NEW #BMJEducation article discusses how employers can assess risks for healthcare workers during the #COVID19 pandemic. @Azeem_Majeed @kamleshkhunti @RaoMala @CNagpaul Amanda Griffiths https://t.co/YbpZhrLsmz pic.twitter.com/e3TU56EQqH
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) March 15, 2021
RCT: Efficacy of a combination of conservative therapies vs. an education comparator on clinical outcomes in thumb base osteoarthritis
14 Mar, 2021 | 20:13h | UTCEfficacy of a Combination of Conservative Therapies vs an Education Comparator on Clinical Outcomes in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (free for a limited period)
Commentary: Mix of treatments could be way to restore hand function in thumb-base osteoarthritis – University of Sydney
Commentary on Twitter
In people with thumb base #osteoarthritis, a combination of conservative treatments provided small beneficial effects on hand function at 6 weeks, but not pain, compared to an education control. Effects on hand function and pain were greater at 12 weeks https://t.co/lxaIubgTKT
— JAMA Internal Medicine (@JAMAInternalMed) March 9, 2021


