Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
WHO Report: Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access.
17 May, 2022 | 11:10h | UTCReport: Global report on assistive technology – World Health Organization
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
More than 2.5 billion people – or 1 in 3 people – need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition: New WHO & @UNICEF report https://t.co/yMVjdOdREU pic.twitter.com/qpAUegL0K1
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) May 16, 2022
Strong, steady and straight: UK consensus statement on physical activity and exercise for osteoporosis.
17 May, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
RCT: Multicomponent intervention to prevent mobility disability in frail older adults.
13 May, 2022 | 11:41h | UTCEditorial: Preserving community mobility in vulnerable older people – The BMJ
News Release: Regular exercise with dietary advice linked to better mobility in frail older people – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter
A programme of regular exercise along with expert dietary advice is linked to a reduction in mobility problems among frail older people living in the community, finds this trial by @Emanuel00962649 and colleagueshttps://t.co/xT44sTwe4k
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) May 12, 2022
Cohort Study: Health outcomes in people 2 years after surviving hospitalization with COVID-19.
13 May, 2022 | 11:32h | UTC
[Preprint] Long Covid: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 120,970 patients.
13 May, 2022 | 11:30h | UTCLong Covid: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 120,970 Patients – Preprints with The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
A systematic #LongCovid review of nearly 200 studies and over 120,000 participants, reinforces the high frequency of symptoms > 6 months, not linked to severity of acute illness, and potential for marked disabilityhttps://t.co/9NYQT1P79G pic.twitter.com/WFzBqghbGI
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 6, 2022
M-A: Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for back care and the prevention of non-specific low back pain in children and adolescents.
12 May, 2022 | 08:02h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Research published in #BMCMusculoSkeletDisord reports that physical exercise, postural hygiene and physical activity are the most effective preventive physiotherapy interventions to improve back care and prevent low back pain in children and adolescents. https://t.co/YEb3xxDHVD
— BMC (@BioMedCentral) April 16, 2022
M-A: Interventions to reduce falls in hospitals.
11 May, 2022 | 11:12h | UTCInterventions to reduce falls in hospitals: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Age and Ageing
Long COVID: aiming for a consensus.
6 May, 2022 | 11:03h | UTCLong COVID: aiming for a consensus – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
There is an urgent need for unification of terminology for the sequelae of #SARSCoV2 infection to ensure that research is directed towards and translated into interventional trials to improve outcomes
NEW Comment—#LongCOVID: aiming for a consensushttps://t.co/dZO4rBVCSY pic.twitter.com/H5ezqL0RLb
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) May 5, 2022
RCT: Pulsed low-intensity ultrasonography does not provide symptom relief to patients with knee osteoarthritis.
3 May, 2022 | 10:47h | UTCCommentaries:
Pulsed low-intensity ultrasonography shows no benefit in knee OA – medwire News
Hopes Dashed for Novel Osteoarthritis Treatment — Noninvasive therapy looked like a sure winner until trial results came in – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Commentary on Twitter
Phase 2a RCT finds no benefit from pulsed low-intensity ultrasound in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in veterans. https://t.co/dEqjkqCadj pic.twitter.com/0qwKQ3rfkD
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) March 8, 2022
Development and validation of the symptom burden questionnaire for long covid (SBQ-LC): Rasch analysis.
28 Apr, 2022 | 10:56h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/1519430941759918080
Covid-19: Only a quarter of patients admitted to hospital feel fully recovered after a year, study finds.
26 Apr, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCInvited Commentary: Long COVID: systemic inflammation and obesity as therapeutic targets – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
PHOSP-COVID study:
– 232 (29%) of 804 pts fully recovered at 1y
– Female sex, obesity, & IMV = less likely to feel fully recovered
– inflamm mediators📈in those w/ most severe physical, mental health, & cognitive impairmentsRead it here: https://t.co/rVZuVDo4xl
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) April 25, 2022
Persistent COVID-19 symptoms in a community study of 606,434 people in England.
26 Apr, 2022 | 08:48h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Thirty-eight percent of participants from a community-based study of symptoms following COVID-19 reported persistent symptoms that lasted 12 weeks or more, according to an article published in @NatureComms. https://t.co/sAEutdOkSS pic.twitter.com/oCyyXGIRbk
— Nature Portfolio (@NaturePortfolio) April 20, 2022
Review: The challenges in the primary prevention of osteoarthritis.
26 Apr, 2022 | 07:29h | UTCThe Challenges in the Primary Prevention of Osteoarthritis – Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
The Challenges in the Primary Prevention of Osteoarthritis
Opportunities for preventing OA across the lifespan.
👀👀👇👇https://t.co/9mdvpeoEW9 pic.twitter.com/VexC3qEOlr
— Physio Meets Science (@PhysioMeScience) April 18, 2022
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RCT: Early surgery vs. exercise and education for meniscal tears in young adults.
25 Apr, 2022 | 00:51h | UTCEarly Surgery or Exercise and Education for Meniscal Tears in Young Adults – NEJM Evidence
Commentary:
Early Surgery Not Superior for Meniscal Tears in Young Adults – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/nejmevidence/status/1486005957654052866
RCT: Subacromial balloon spacer is not better than debridement only for irreparable rotator cuff tears of the shoulder.
25 Apr, 2022 | 00:27h | UTC
Systematic Review: Evidence-based treatment choices for acute lateral ankle sprain.
20 Apr, 2022 | 09:07h | UTC
M-A: Global prevalence of post COVID-19 condition or long COVID.
19 Apr, 2022 | 02:18h | UTCCommentary: Global data reveal half may have long COVID 4 months on – CIDRAP
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
🚨The so far largest meta-analysis of more than 1.5 million infected individuals puts the global prevalence of #LongCovid at 43%. Some additional key findings. 🧵https://t.co/XGu23MV3Ra
1/— Jonas R. Kunst (@kunstjonas.bsky.social) (@KunstJonas) April 17, 2022
Systematic Review: Perioperative complications and anesthesia practices in managing patients with quadriplegia undergoing surgery.
19 Apr, 2022 | 01:25h | UTC
RCT: In patients with acute Achilles’ tendon rupture, a nonoperative strategy resulted in similar outcomes compared with routine surgical treatment.
18 Apr, 2022 | 10:53h | UTCNonoperative or Surgical Treatment of Acute Achilles’ Tendon Rupture – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Heal Thyself: Most who tear Achilles tendon can skip surgery – Associated Press
RCT: A home-based, walking exercise behavior change intervention increased walking distance in adults with peripheral artery disease.
13 Apr, 2022 | 11:02h | UTCEffect of a Home-Based, Walking Exercise Behavior Change Intervention vs Usual Care on Walking in Adults With Peripheral Artery Disease: The MOSAIC Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, among adults with peripheral artery disease, a home-based, #walking #exercise behavior change intervention, compared with usual care, increased 6-minute walking distance at 3 months. https://t.co/5ea3YOWlN0 @LindsayBearne pic.twitter.com/s06ONnki9y
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) April 12, 2022
Long COVID in children: a modified Delphi process.
8 Apr, 2022 | 10:40h | UTCRelated:
First research definition for ‘Long COVID’ in kids and young people formally agreed.
Editorial | Long covid in children and adolescents – “Risk appears low, but many questions remain”.
Review: Long COVID symptoms in children rarely persist beyond three months.
Perspective | Studying severe long COVID to understand post-infectious disorders beyond COVID-19.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:45h | UTCStudying severe long COVID to understand post-infectious disorders beyond COVID-19 – Nature Medicine
Related:
Review: Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome.
ESCMID rapid guidelines for assessment and management of long COVID.
ERS statement on Long COVID-19 follow-up.
Proposed subtypes of long-Covid and their respective potential therapies.
EuGMS Guidance: Management of post-acute COVID-19 patients in geriatric rehabilitation.
Addressing Post-COVID Symptoms: A Guide for Primary Care Physicians.
Update to post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection: Caring for the ‘long-haulers’.
Systematic Review: Short-term and long-term rates of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.
WHO Consensus: A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition (Long Covid).
Characterizing long COVID: a living systematic review.
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)
Review | Long COVID: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with a cardiovascular focus.
The pathogenesis and long-term consequences of Covid-19 cardiac injury: state-of-the-art review.
COVID-19 infections increase risk of heart conditions up to a year later, study finds.
Commentary from the author on Twitter (thread – click for more)
1/ HGE (https://t.co/VMUVMAo1bJ) position paper on #LongCOVID #PACS . By focusing on the most severe patients, w severe organ damage/dysfunction following mild/moderate #COVID19 – we will search for genetic and immunological mechanisms of disease https://t.co/dZQPEoNkhl pic.twitter.com/tgblk7oFQG
— Petter Brodin (@BrodinPetter) April 5, 2022
RCT: Clinical effectiveness of one ultrasound guided intra-articular corticosteroid and local anesthetic injection for hip osteoarthritis.
7 Apr, 2022 | 08:37h | UTCNews Release: Steroid injections may provide longer lasting benefits for hip pain than current best care – BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Adding an ultrasound guided corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injection to advice and education offers rapid and sustained improvements in pain and function, finds new research https://t.co/fQHzvKv2wL
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) April 7, 2022
Kinesio taping – should we stick with it?
1 Apr, 2022 | 08:39h | UTCKinesio taping – should we stick with it? – Evidently Cochrane
Original Systematic Review: Kinesio taping for rotator cuff disease – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/CochraneUK/status/1507447396489314307
M-A: Psychological interventions for chronic, non-specific low back pain.
31 Mar, 2022 | 08:20h | UTCNews Release: Study sheds light on psychological therapies for chronic low back pain – British Medical Journal