Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (all articles)
ERS guidelines for the management of children and adolescents with bronchiectasis
11 Feb, 2021 | 02:05h | UTC
RCT: Among children with Myelomeningocele, long term results confirm the benefits of prenatal repair compared to standard postnatal repair
10 Feb, 2021 | 01:28h | UTCPrenatal Repair and Physical Functioning Among Children With Myelomeningocele: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Editorial: Long-term Outcomes of Children After Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida—Toward Sustainability – JAMA Pediatrics (free for a limited period)
Commentaries: Spina Bifida Repair: The Sooner the Better – Physician’s Weekly AND Prenatal Myelomeningocele Repair Tied to Better Function – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Previous work reported that prenatal versus postnatal repair of myelomeningocele resulted in improved physical functioning. A secondary analysis at #jamapeds reports that these improvements persist into school age. https://t.co/2aehk5L6pi pic.twitter.com/hASLEUcvqm
— JAMA Pediatrics (@JAMAPediatrics) February 9, 2021
ARDS: Contemporary management and novel approaches during COVID-19
9 Feb, 2021 | 01:31h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Review Article: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome #ARDS: Contemporary Management and Novel Approaches during #COVID19 https://t.co/Hbsuejegos pic.twitter.com/9rOyZmOWpA
— Anesthesiology journal (@_Anesthesiology) February 5, 2021
Cohort study: ECMO in patients with severe respiratory failure from COVID-19
7 Feb, 2021 | 21:16h | UTCRelated: ECMO for COVID-19 patients in Europe and Israel – Intensive Care Medicine
Commentaries on Twitter
#ECMO in #COVID19, multicenter US based study on 5122 critical adults
➡️#ECLS in 3.7%, 66.8% of whom survived to hospital discharge or 60 days
➡️considerably reduced mortality with early ECMO in severe hypoxemic respiratory failure vs conventional approachhttps://t.co/OgS7Q5tctS pic.twitter.com/PO5O8t3l8F— Intens Care Med (@yourICM) February 4, 2021
Online today @yourICM, our important multicenter descriptive and trial emulation work around #ECMO and #COVID19 @BIDMCAnesthesia @DavidLeaf9 @SamanthaSkb273 @_MiguelHernan from the STOP-COVID Investigators https://t.co/DuhWufYqZ3 pic.twitter.com/nXPvKDYMYL
— Shaz Shaefi (@SShaefi) February 2, 2021
Review: “Silent” Presentation of Hypoxemia and Cardiorespiratory Compensation in COVID-19
7 Feb, 2021 | 21:13h | UTC“Silent” Presentation of Hypoxemia and Cardiorespiratory Compensation in COVID-19 – Anesthesia
Systematic review: Telerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:08h | UTCTelerehabilitation for chronic respiratory disease – Cochrane Library
[Preprint] Meta-analysis: More than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19
4 Feb, 2021 | 01:26h | UTCMore than 50 Long-term effects of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis – medRxiv
Commentary: 80% of COVID-19 Patients May Have Lingering Symptoms, Signs — More than 50 effects persisted after acute infection, meta-analysis shows – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Post severe COVID-19, CT reveals potentially lifetime lung damage in one-thirds of patients
2 Feb, 2021 | 01:19h | UTCOriginal Study: Six-Month Follow-up Chest CT findings after Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia – Radiology
Randomized trial: Effect of diacerein vs. celecoxib on symptoms in knee osteoarthritis
29 Jan, 2021 | 01:30h | UTCCommentary: Noninferiority of diacerein to celecoxib demonstrated for knee OA pain – Medwire News
Long Covid: Respiratory and psychophysical sequelae among patients with COVID-19 four months after hospital discharge
28 Jan, 2021 | 01:31h | UTCCommentary: Lung, mobility problems plague COVID-19 patients months after recovery – UPI
Managing the long term effects of covid-19: summary of NICE, SIGN, and RCGP rapid guideline
25 Jan, 2021 | 01:35h | UTCOriginal Guideline: COVID-19 rapid guideline: managing the long-term effects of COVID-19 – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Meta-analysis: Little benefit from antidepressants for the treatment of back pain and osteoarthritis
22 Jan, 2021 | 08:27h | UTCCommentary: Do antidepressants help back pain and osteoarthritis? – University of Sidney AND Antidepressants largely ineffective for back pain and osteoarthritis – The BMJ
Editorial: Antidepressants for musculoskeletal pain – The BMJ
Commentary on Twitter
Antidepressant drugs are largely ineffective for back and osteoarthritis pain, despite being widely used for these conditions, suggests a review of the evidence published by @bmj_latest https://t.co/pBmzSx0NLk @giovanni_ef
— BMJ (@bmj_company) January 21, 2021
Meta-analysis: Inconclusive evidence regarding a benefit of systematic early mobilization in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:24h | UTC
Epidural corticosteroid injections for sciatica: An abridged Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis
20 Jan, 2021 | 01:16h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Returning to physical activity after Covid-19
17 Jan, 2021 | 22:19h | UTCReturning to physical activity after covid-19 – The BMJ
Commentary: Returning to physical activity after a Covid-19 infection – Medical Centre
Commentaries on Twitter
"Returning to #PhysicalActivity after #COVIDー19 should be gradual, individualised, and based on subjective tolerance of the activity.".#exercise #rehab
⛹️♀️?⚽??️?️♂️?♀️?♂️?♀️??
HT- @bmj_latesthttps://t.co/GnqwCBkZRN pic.twitter.com/k4nsDI6ApU
— Christopher Tuckett (@HealthPhysio) January 15, 2021
Professional experience suggests that after mild suspected covid-19 a proportion of people experience a prolonged recovery. What are the risks of physical activity after covid-19 and how to know if a patient can safely return to physical exercise?https://t.co/19Cfi4p5Ck
— The BMJ (@bmj_latest) January 11, 2021
Randomized trial: Stable supportive shoes improve knee osteoarthritis symptoms when compared to flat flexible shoes
13 Jan, 2021 | 02:08h | UTCThe Effect of Flat Flexible Versus Stable Supportive Shoes on Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms: A Randomized Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Summary for Patients: The Effect of Flat Flexible Versus Stable Supportive Shoes on Knee Osteoarthritis Symptoms
Commentary: Stable, Supportive Shoes Better for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain – NEJM Journal Watch
[Abstract Only] Randomized trial: No difference in long-term outcomes with endovascular revascularization plus supervised exercise vs. supervised exercise only for intermittent claudication
12 Jan, 2021 | 01:15h | UTCLong-Term Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Endovascular Revascularization Plus Supervised Exercise with Supervised Exercise only for Intermittent Claudication – Annals of Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Long Covid: 6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:43h | UTC6-month consequences of COVID-19 in patients discharged from hospital: a cohort study – The Lancet
Commentaries: Most patients hospitalized for Covid-19 still have symptoms six months later, China study finds AND Long-term follow-up of recovered patients with COVID-19 – The Lancet
Commentary on Twitter
Largest #LongCovid cohort @TheLancet just published:
6 months post-hospital,
—76% still had ≥ 1 symptom
—63% fatigue/muscle weakness
—sleep, anxiety, depression common
—Sig % w/CT lung abnormalities
—13% had abnormal kidney function https://t.co/zfRf7MGdxB pic.twitter.com/LI4DaJPis8— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) January 8, 2021
[Preprint] Characterizing Long COVID in an International Cohort: 7 Months of Symptoms and Their Impact
10 Jan, 2021 | 20:41h | UTCRelated: Explanations for ‘long Covid’ remain elusive. For now, believing patients and treating symptoms is the best doctors can do – STAT AND Long COVID: who is at risk? – The Conversation
Commentary on Twitter
How long is #LongCovid?
The most extensive symptom assessment and longest duration (7 months) of nearly 3,800 individuals shows how debilitating this is in young, predominantly women, w/ most unable to return to full prior work https://t.co/o0YUNse1EA @ahandvanish @AthenaAkrami pic.twitter.com/3miXJFdVp0— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) December 29, 2020
NICE Guideline: Managing the long-term effects of COVID-19
18 Dec, 2020 | 10:27h | UTC
Survey: Around 1 in 5 COVID-19 patients exhibit symptoms for a period of 5 weeks or longer; Around 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients exhibit symptoms for a period of 12 weeks or longer
18 Dec, 2020 | 09:49h | UTCThe prevalence of long COVID symptoms and COVID-19 complications – Office of National Statistics
Commentary on Twitter
The prevalence of long COVID symptoms & COVID-19 complications published by @ONS
10% of covid positive patients exhibit symptoms for a period of > 12 weeks
20% for > 5 weeksGreat work by @DanAyoubkhani @Vnafilyan https://t.co/8YgxkCG847
@martinmckee pic.twitter.com/Itizxkk8xC
— Kamlesh Khunti (@kamleshkhunti) December 17, 2020
Randomized trial: Among women with urinary incontinence, biofeedback-mediated intensive pelvic floor training does not provide additional benefit to basic pelvic floor muscle training
15 Dec, 2020 | 01:23h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Osteoarthritis care and management
13 Dec, 2020 | 23:19h | UTCOsteoarthritis: care and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
Long Covid: Study shows persistence of symptoms in a third of ambulatory patients 30 to 45 days after diagnosis
11 Dec, 2020 | 09:27h | UTCCommentary: COVID-19: persistent symptoms in one third of cases – Université de Genève
Commentary on Twitter
Study of 669 people who had #COVID19 during the first wave in Switzerland. Of 510 who were followed up for 30-45 days, 32% still had at least one symptom.
Fatigue, shortness of breath, and loss of smell or taste were the most common symptoms. #LongCovidhttps://t.co/pDB6nuZWTn pic.twitter.com/bbt9c3LFXl
— Dr Zoë Hyde (@DrZoeHyde) December 8, 2020
Randomized trial: No benefit and potential harm from Vitamin D at doses of 1000 IU/d or higher compared with 200 IU/d in older persons with elevated fall risk
9 Dec, 2020 | 08:13h | UTCCommentaries: Study Finds No Benefit, Possible Harm to Seniors’ Fall Risks with Higher Doses of Vitamin D – Johns Hopkins Medicine AND Does High-Dose Vitamin D Actually Heighten Fall Risk? – Physician’s Weekly
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
It is finally out! Our labor of love that we worked hard on for many years. #STURDY (led by PI Dr @LarryAppel) – an adaptive RCT testing 4 doses of #VitD supplementation for #fall prevention in older adults with low serum vitD levels who were at high fall risk. @AnnalsofIM pic.twitter.com/LSBbJreDz8
— Erin D. Michos, M.D. (@ErinMichos) December 7, 2020