Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Opinion: Standing on a vibrating platform could deliver some of the same benefits as exercise.
6 Mar, 2022 | 23:36h | UTC
Systematic Review: Arthroscopic surgery provides little or no clinically important benefit for patients with degenerative knee disease.
4 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTCSummary: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease – Cochrane Library
Related:
Guideline: Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery
Study: Adverse Outcomes After Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy
Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:27h | UTCNews Release: Study reveals a persistently high burden of osteoarthritis across the globe – Wiley
A low-energy diet shows promise for reducing the symptoms of fibromyalgia.
3 Mar, 2022 | 08:23h | UTCEarly Relationships of a Low-Energy Diet With Symptoms of Fibromyalgia ACR Open Rheumatology
Commentary: Fibromyalgia Patients See Rapid Benefit From Low-Cal Diet — With marked symptom reduction in just 3 weeks, weight loss not a factor – MedPage Today (free registration required)
RCT: Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with personalized hip therapy in people over 16 years old with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome.
2 Mar, 2022 | 09:04h | UTC
RCT: Referral for early, supported exercise after breast cancer surgery improves shoulder function and health-related quality of life.
1 Mar, 2022 | 08:50h | UTCFull Report: Exercise to prevent shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery: the PROSPER RCT – Health Technology Assessment
Meta-analysis of randomized trials: Effectiveness of physical activity interventions delivered or prompted by health professionals in primary care settings.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:27h | UTCEditorial: Lack of physical activity is a global problem
News Release: Primary care exercise interventions help boost physical activity levels and reduce weight in adults – BMJ
Prehabilitation, enhanced recovery after surgery, or both? A narrative review.
25 Feb, 2022 | 11:07h | UTCSee also: Complete List of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines (some guidelines are free)
What’s New in Sports Medicine.
25 Feb, 2022 | 10:46h | UTCWhat’s New in Sports Medicine – The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (free for a limited period)
Clinical practice guideline: exercise and lifestyle in chronic kidney disease.
24 Feb, 2022 | 10:15h | UTCClinical practice guideline exercise and lifestyle in chronic kidney disease – BMC Nephrology
Practice Guidance: The prevention of pressure injuries in the positioning and mobilization of patients in the ICU.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:46h | UTC
Meta-analysis of randomized trials | Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for acute and chronic pain in adults.
22 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC
ESCMID rapid guidelines for assessment and management of long COVID.
21 Feb, 2022 | 09:31h | UTCRelated:
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.
21 Feb, 2022 | 09:30h | UTCLong COVID: post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 with a cardiovascular focus – European Heart Journal
News Release: Review highlights impact of Long COVID on cardiovascular system – University of Oxford
Related:
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.
Dupuytren’s Disease—etiology and treatment.
17 Feb, 2022 | 08:25h | UTCDupuytren’s Disease—Etiology and Treatment – Deutsches Ärzteblatt International
Expert Consensus: Exercise for Neuropathic Pain.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:25h | UTCExercise for Neuropathic Pain: A Systematic Review and Expert Consensus – Frontiers in Medicine
Cost-effectiveness of physical therapy vs. intra-articular glucocorticoid injection for knee osteoarthritis: a secondary analysis from a randomized clinical trial.
16 Feb, 2022 | 08:24h | UTC
ERS statement on Long COVID-19 follow-up.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:48h | UTCEuropean Respiratory Society Statement on Long COVID-19 Follow-Up – European Respiratory Review
First research definition for ‘Long COVID’ in kids and young people formally agreed.
13 Feb, 2022 | 22:45h | UTCNews Release: First research definition for ‘Long COVID’ in kids and young people formally agreed – BMJ
Original Article (preprint): Long COVID (Post-COVID-19 condition) in Children: a modified Delphi Process – Archives of Disease in Childhood
Commentaries:
Long covid: “Holistic” approach is best, given range of symptoms, say researchers – The BMJ
Related:
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.
M-A: Patients generally may return to driving 4 weeks after hip arthroscopy and 6 weeks after knee arthroscopy.
10 Feb, 2022 | 08:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Patients are generally safe to drive *4 weeks* after hip arthroscopy and *6 weeks* after knee arthroscopy. Meta-Analysis from Palma et al in ASMAR this month gives us the evidence!
Is it time to revise your instructions for your patients? ?https://t.co/Bcg12tX0MM pic.twitter.com/wAhJx2vS8a
— Arthroscopy Journal (@ArthroscopyJ) October 20, 2021
Cohort Study: Physical and mental health 3 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection (long COVID) among adolescents in England.
9 Feb, 2022 | 10:12h | UTCCommentary: Long COVID and kids: more research is urgently needed – Nature
Related:
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.
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
NEW RESEARCH: free! Two studies on adolescent #LongCovid. Both found high symptom burden in COVID positive and negative participants; very heterogenous symptom profile. Pandemic has had profound impact on all adolescents. https://t.co/YzU3ogXZrw pic.twitter.com/ina0DgPxBf
— The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health (@LancetChildAdol) February 8, 2022
The CanPain SCI clinical practice guidelines for rehabilitation management of neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury.
8 Feb, 2022 | 08:47h | UTC
AAP Clinical Report: Diagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:55h | UTCDiagnosis and Treatment of Idiopathic Congenital Clubfoot – Pediatrics
Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis in the US, despite guideline recommendations against their use.
4 Feb, 2022 | 08:32h | UTCHyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Has Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries Changed Between 2012 and 2018? – The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Hyaluronic acid injections have increased for knee arthritis – despite recommendations against their use
Related Guideline: Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Evidence-Based Guideline, 2nd Edition – Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Systematic Review: Non-operative treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication.
2 Feb, 2022 | 08:08h | UTC