Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (all articles)
Systematic Review: Prehabilitation vs. no prehabilitation to improve functional capacity, reduce postoperative complications and improve quality of life in colorectal cancer surgery.
23 May, 2022 | 01:31h | UTCSummary: Preparing a patient with bowel cancer for surgery with multiple interventions – Cochrane Library
AHA Scientific Statement: Preventing and managing falls in adults with cardiovascular disease.
20 May, 2022 | 11:20h | UTCNews Release: Statement addresses ways to prevent heart-related risks for falling – American Heart Association
Commentary: AHA News: Falls Can Be a Serious, Poorly Understood Threat to People With Heart Disease – HealthDay
Systematic Review | Post-stroke dysphagia: prognosis and treatment.
20 May, 2022 | 10:33h | UTC
The pandemic’s true health cost: how much of our lives has COVID stolen?
19 May, 2022 | 11:09h | UTCThe pandemic’s true health cost: how much of our lives has COVID stolen? – Nature
Commentary on Twitter
What's missed by our fixation on hospitalization and death metrics for the pandemic—the disability toll—the impact by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) https://t.co/dFWNuVah3z@HollyElse @Nature #LongCovid pic.twitter.com/Fql0a4ObLH
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2022
ASCO Guideline: Exercise, diet, and weight management during cancer treatment.
18 May, 2022 | 11:28h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
????♀️ ICYMI: @ASCO issued a new guideline on exercise, diet, and weight management during #CancerTreatment.
Read more ➡️ https://t.co/p5gUEi0ZU0 #pallonc #supponc #exerciseoncology #JCO pic.twitter.com/wGQnAzMBCC
— Journal of Clinical Oncology (@JCO_ASCO) May 17, 2022
M-A: Comparison of power training vs. traditional strength training on physical function in older adults.
18 May, 2022 | 10:57h | UTCCommentaries:
Review: Power Training, Strength Training Compared for Older Adults- HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
This systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs demonstrated that power training was associated with a modest improvement in physical function compared to traditional strength training in healthy, community living older adults. https://t.co/EfA3D2q6DJ
— JAMA Network Open (@JAMANetworkOpen) May 11, 2022
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
M-A: Prevalence and methods for assessment of oropharyngeal dysphagia in older adults.
17 May, 2022 | 10:21h | 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
Review: Comfort during non-invasive ventilation.
12 May, 2022 | 08:07h | UTCComfort During Non-invasive Ventilation – Frontiers in Medicine
Review: Mucus clearance strategies in mechanically ventilated patients.
12 May, 2022 | 08:06h | UTCMucus Clearance Strategies in Mechanically Ventilated Patients – Frontiers in Physiology
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
Brief Review | In search of the Holy Grail: identifying the best PEEP in ventilated patients.
9 May, 2022 | 01:50h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Best PEEP on MV?? Individual-specific providing oxygenation (SpO2 >90%/no excessive FiO2 + acceptable PaCO2 (<50/55 mmHg) & minimal need for fluids/cardioactives. Start at 10-12 but stay alert to hemodynamic impact & as set, serially asses need/adequacy.
?https://t.co/wdK92bs8B9 pic.twitter.com/NlTzoxfwa5— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 5, 2022
Brief Review | Oxygen targets.
9 May, 2022 | 01:48h | UTCOxygen targets – Intensive Care Medicine (if the link is paywalled, try this one)
Related:
Commentary on Twitter
Oxygen targets in #ICU?? Supplemental O2 often required in critically ill, but balancing opposing risks hypo/hyperxaemia required to choose right amount to give. Hyperoxaemia associated with negative cellular/physiological effects: O2 can harm!#FOAMcc
? https://t.co/F4r3Qg7hXg pic.twitter.com/EizwMNjjnc— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 7, 2022
RCT: Effect of early vs. standard approach to tracheostomy on functional outcome at 6 months among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation.
6 May, 2022 | 11:13h | UTCEffect of Early vs Standard Approach to Tracheostomy on Functional Outcome at 6 Months Among Patients With Severe Stroke Receiving Mechanical Ventilation: The SETPOINT2 Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)
Commentary on Twitter
In this study, among patients with severe stroke receiving mechanical ventilation, a strategy of early tracheostomy, compared with a standard approach to tracheostomy, did not significantly improve functional outcome at 6 months. https://t.co/bLZ4b6hBxr
— JAMA (@JAMA_current) May 4, 2022
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
Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report.
4 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCNews Release: Obesity causes cancer and is major determinant of disability and death, warns new WHO report – WHO Europe
Report: WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 – World Health Organization
Commentary: ‘Epidemic’ of Obesity in Europe – Health Policy Watch
Commentary on Twitter
#Obesity is considered to be the cause of at least 13 types of #cancer. “To achieve our targets on beating cancer, we cannot delay taking action to address obesity,” says WHO/Europe’s @hans_kluge.
Find out more about the #ObesityReport ? https://t.co/gjrfUOu6gK pic.twitter.com/moNvObtevN
— WHO/Europe (@WHO_Europe) May 3, 2022
RCT: Effects of an online breathing and wellbeing program for people with persistent symptoms following COVID-19.
3 May, 2022 | 11:16h | UTCInvited Commentary: Treating COVID-19-related breathlessness with novel interventions – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine
News Release: Singing techniques can improve quality of life and breathlessness after COVID-19 – Imperial College London
Commentary on Twitter
NEW Research—Online breathing and wellbeing programme (ENO Breathe) can improve mental
component of HRQoL & elements of breathlessness in #LongCovidStudy from @keirphilip, @COPDdoc, & colleagues https://t.co/Sn0TO6gSev pic.twitter.com/asTiepHhyz
— The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (@LancetRespirMed) April 28, 2022
Systematic Review: Telerehabilitation improves physical function and reduces dyspnea in people with COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 conditions.
3 May, 2022 | 11:05h | UTC
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
Brief Review: Lung recruitment.
3 May, 2022 | 10:49h | UTCLung recruitment – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentary on Twitter
Lung recruitment
? what's it?
? how to explain variability in recruitability among pts?
? how can recruitment be measured? Directly &/or indirectly?
Knowing potential recruitability crucial to optimize MV: lot of questions, answers #FOAMcc on @yourICM
?https://t.co/y3LizTsWWZ pic.twitter.com/9CNS382O9H— Intensive Care Medicine (@yourICM) May 2, 2022