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Guideline: Treatment of unspecific back pain in children and adolescents.

29 Mar, 2022 | 09:52h | UTC

Treatment of Unspecific Back Pain in Children and Adolescents: Results of an Evidence-Based Interdisciplinary Guideline – Children

 

RCT: In critically ill immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure, outcomes were similar with the use of high-flow nasal oxygen alone vs. alternating with non-invasive ventilation.

28 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTC

High-flow nasal oxygen alone or alternating with non-invasive ventilation in critically ill immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory failure: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

RCT: In patients with knee osteoarthritis, prehabilitation before total knee replacement did not improve functional outcomes.

25 Mar, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC

Effect of Prehabilitation Before Total Knee Replacement for Knee Osteoarthritis on Functional Outcomes: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Network Open

Commentary: Prehabilitation May Not Improve Knee Replacement Results – Medscape (free registration required)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Systematic Review: Effectiveness and safety of pulse oximetry in remote patient monitoring of patients with COVID-19.

24 Mar, 2022 | 08:53h | UTC

Effectiveness and safety of pulse oximetry in remote patient monitoring of patients with COVID-19: a systematic review – The Lancet Digital Health

Commentaries:

Home blood oxygen monitoring can help COVID patients spot early warning signs – Imperial College London

Simple home oxygen monitors signal when to seek COVID care – CIDRAP

 

RCT: Awake prone positioning did not improve outcomes in patients with moderate hypoxemia due to covid-19.

24 Mar, 2022 | 09:48h | UTC

Prone positioning of patients with moderate hypoxaemia due to covid-19: multicentre pragmatic randomised trial (COVID-PRONE) – The BMJ

Editorial: Awake prone positioning for patients with covid-19

News Release: Lying prone long enough to improve outcomes is difficult for many covid-19 patients – BMJ

 

Management of anterior thigh injuries in soccer players: practical guide.

23 Mar, 2022 | 10:08h | UTC

Management of anterior thigh injuries in soccer players: practical guide – BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation

 

RCT: Effect of a physical activity and behavior maintenance program on functional mobility decline in older adults.

22 Mar, 2022 | 09:47h | UTC

Effect of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: the REACT (Retirement in Action) randomised controlled trial – The Lancet Public Health

See also: Cost-effectiveness of a physical activity and behaviour maintenance programme on functional mobility decline in older adults: an economic evaluation of the REACT (Retirement in Action) trial – The Lancet Public Health

News Release: Landmark study demonstrates long-term positive impacts and cost effectiveness of tailored group exercise for over-65s with mobility limitations

Invited Commentary: Considerations for maintaining functional mobility in older populations – The Lancet Public Health

 

ACS nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors.

21 Mar, 2022 | 08:51h | UTC

American Cancer Society nutrition and physical activity guideline for cancer survivors – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Patient Page: Nutrition and Physical Activity Guideline for Cancer Survivors – CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

 

Systematic Review: Coccydynia—the efficacy of available treatment options.

21 Mar, 2022 | 08:17h | UTC

Coccydynia—The Efficacy of Available Treatment Options: A Systematic Review – Global Spine Journal

 

M-A: Awake prone positioning for non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxemic respiratory failure.

18 Mar, 2022 | 09:32h | UTC

Awake prone positioning for non-intubated patients with COVID-19-related acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Invited Commentary: The pandemic and the great awakening in the management of acute hypoxaemic respiratory failure – The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

Related:

[Preprint] RCT: In hypoxic but not critically ill patients with COVID-19, an intervention to increase prone positioning did not improve outcomes.

RCT: Awake prone positioning reduces the need for intubation in patients with COVID-19.

RCT: Awake prone positioning in patients with hypoxemic respiratory failure due to COVID-19 – no difference in intubation rates compared to standard care.

M-A: Prone positioning of nonintubated patients with Covid-19 improve oxygenation variables without any reported serious adverse events – randomized trials with patient-relevant outcomes such as the need for intubation or mortality rates are required

 

2022 ACC expert consensus decision pathway on cardiovascular sequelae of COVID-19 in adults: myocarditis and other myocardial involvement, post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and return to play.

17 Mar, 2022 | 09:26h | UTC

2022 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19 in Adults: Myocarditis and Other Myocardial Involvement, Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, and Return to Play: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee – Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Commentaries:

ACC Issues Clinical Guidance on CV Consequences of COVID-19 – American College of Cardiology

ACC Releases Guidance on CV Issues With COVID-19 – TCTMD

Key Points: 2022 ACC Decision Pathway on Cardiovascular Sequelae of COVID-19

Related:

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 on Twitter (thread – click for more)

 

EULAR recommendations regarding lifestyle behaviors and work participation to prevent progression of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases.

17 Mar, 2022 | 08:58h | UTC

2021 EULAR recommendations regarding lifestyle behaviours and work participation to prevent progression of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases – Annals of Rheumatic Diseases

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Guideline: Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes.

17 Mar, 2022 | 08:55h | UTC

Fall prevention in hospitals and nursing homes: Clinical practice guideline – Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

 

M-A: The role of acute hypercapnia on mortality and short-term physiology in patients mechanically ventilated for ARDS.

17 Mar, 2022 | 08:31h | UTC

The role of acute hypercapnia on mortality and short-term physiology in patients mechanically ventilated for ARDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis – Intensive Care Medicine (free for a limited period)

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

Review: Persistent COVID and a return to sport.

16 Mar, 2022 | 09:51h | UTC

Persistent COVID and a Return to Sport – Current Sports Medicine Reports

 

Review | Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery.

15 Mar, 2022 | 09:55h | UTC

Resistance exercise as a treatment for sarcopenia: prescription and delivery – Age and Ageing

 

Review: Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome.

14 Mar, 2022 | 01:34h | UTC

Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome – European Respiratory Journal

Related:

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.

Global surveillance, research, and collaboration needed to improve understanding and management of long COVID.

Provocative study suggests that persistent physical symptoms after COVID-19 infection may be associated more with the belief in having been infected with SARS-CoV-2 than with having laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infection.

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)

 

Management of respiratory failure: ventilator management 101 and noninvasive ventilation.

14 Mar, 2022 | 00:45h | UTC

Management of Respiratory Failure: Ventilator Management 101 and Noninvasive Ventilation – Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

 

Opinion: Standing on a vibrating platform could deliver some of the same benefits as exercise.

6 Mar, 2022 | 23:36h | UTC

Standing on a vibrating platform could deliver some of the same benefits as exercise – The Conversation

 

Systematic Review: Arthroscopic surgery provides little or no clinically important benefit for patients with degenerative knee disease.

4 Mar, 2022 | 09:53h | UTC

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease (osteoarthritis including degenerative meniscal tears) – Cochrane Library

Summary: Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee disease – Cochrane Library

Related:

Guideline: Arthroscopic Meniscal Surgery

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee arthritis and meniscal tears: a clinical practice guideline

Randomized Trial: Early Surgery vs Physical Therapy on Knee Function Among Patients With Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears

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 | UTC

Prevalence trends of site-specific osteoarthritis from 1990 to 2019: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 – Arthritis & Rheumatism

News 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 | UTC

Early 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

Abstract: Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with personalised hip therapy in people over 16 years old with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: UK FASHIoN RCT – Health Technology Assessment

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Related: Randomized Trial: Arthroscopic Hip Surgery vs. Physiotherapy and Activity Modification for the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement

 

RCT: Referral for early, supported exercise after breast cancer surgery improves shoulder function and health-related quality of life.

1 Mar, 2022 | 08:50h | UTC

Abstract: Exercise to prevent shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery: the PROSPER RCT – Health Technology Assessment

Full Report: Exercise to prevent shoulder problems after breast cancer surgery: the PROSPER RCT – Health Technology Assessment

Related: RCT: Prophylactic Use of Compression Sleeves Reduces the Incidence of Arm Swelling in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer–Related Lymphedema.

 

RCT: A mindfulness-oriented intervention may reduce opioid misuse and chronic pain in primary care.

1 Mar, 2022 | 08:32h | UTC

Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Mindfulness-Based Intervention Found to Reduce Chronic Pain and Opioid Misuse – Psychiatric News Alert

 

Commentary on Twitter

 

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