Rising incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis

Memari, Amir Hossein; Shariat, Ardalan; Anastasio, Albert T.

doi:10.3233/wor-203221

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“…There is insufficient studies investigating how lockdown affects musculoskeletal symptoms, although musculoskeletal symptoms are presumed to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic because people have lost their normal daily activity patterns through the lockdown and have become less physically active [18,19]. Fallon et al reported that the COVID-19 lockdown causes an increase in pain levels in people with chronic pain.…”

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“…Musculoskeletal symptoms are presumed to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the fact that people have lost their normal daily activity patterns through the lockdown and have become less physically active [18,19]. Moretti et al have suggested that working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic causes worsening of musculoskeletal problems, particularly affecting the spine [20].…”

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Gender differences in health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

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2021

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BACKGROUND: Health anxiety is often associated with musculoskeletal symptoms and gender, but there are limited studies that investigate these relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to compare the genders regarding health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic and to investigate the relationship of musculoskeletal symptoms with physical activity and health anxiety. METHODS: Assessments were performed through an online questionnaire. Eighty-five males and eighty-five females were included by matching genders in terms of age, body mass index, education level, number of days spent at home during the pandemic, and physical activity. The Short Health Anxiety Inventory, the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form, and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire were used to assess health anxiety, physical activity, and musculoskeletal symptoms, respectively. RESULTS: Females had a higher level of health anxiety and more musculoskeletal symptoms than males (p< 0.05). There were weak to moderate correlations in females and weak correlations in males between musculoskeletal symptoms and health anxiety (p< 0.05). Also, a weak negative correlation was found between physical activity and musculoskeletal symptoms in both genders (p< 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Females are more anxious and have more musculoskeletal symptoms during the pandemic than males. Also, health anxiety is related to musculoskeletal symptoms in both genders.

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Gender differences in health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

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2021

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“…Such a strategy may also help to reduce heart attacks [29]. In addition, curfews and lockdowns implemented during COVID-19 pandemic have led to decreased physical activity, and because of such sedentary behavior the incidence of musculoskeletal pain is expected to rise [30,31]. However, individuals can adopt simple self-therapeutic approaches with home-based exercises to alleviate pain and postural problems during the pandemic [30,31].…”

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Interventional pain management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

2021

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Background: SARS-CoV-2 virus resulted in a sudden dreadful outbreak, posing a serious global public health problem consuming most of the healthcare resources. Requirement to allocate the existing resources for SARS-CoV-2 management during the pandemic has led to significant challenges in pain management as well as in other healthcare services. Objectives: This study aimed to report the outcomes of an interventional pain management unit of a COVID-free hospital, where a fraction of medical services is being provided through telemedicine, and where patients and healthcare workers are screened periodically, in addition to the implementation of guideline-recommended key precautions. Study design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: Pain clinic of a private COVID-free hospital. Methods: A total of 83 patients asymptomatic for SARS-CoV-2 and scheduled for interventional pain management (epidural injection, epidural neuroplasty, peripheral nerve and sympathetic ganglion block, and radiofrequency interventions for non-malignant pain; celiac-splanchnic impar ganglion neurolysis and epidural-spinal port catheter implantation for malignant pain) were screened using reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR), Immunoglobulin G and Immunoglobulin M antibodies, and computerized tomography (CT) imaging prior to the intervention and were then followed-up for a minimum duration of 30 days. All healthcare workers of the hospital as well as the staff in the pain management center were monitored with RT-PCR tests performed every 5 days. The efficacy of pain management interventions was assessed using a 10-point visual analogue scale (VAS), while a 5-point post-intervention questionnaire was used to measure the patient satisfaction regarding telemedicine practices, where 5 indicates maximum satisfaction. Results: Patients were finally diagnosed as follows: 2 (2.4%) patients, PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection; 3 (3.6%) patients, previous SARS-CoV-2 infection; 13 (15.7%) patients, suspected SARS-CoV-2 infection; and 65 (78.3%) patients, no SARS-CoV-2 infection. Three out of the 517 healthcare workers (0.6%) had PCR positivity in routine screening performed throughout the study, and all these three subjects were asymptomatic. Following interventional treatment, VAS scores were significantly reduced at 2 weeks when compared to baseline (3.9 ± 1.3 vs. 8.6 ± 1.0, P < 0.001), and this reduction was maintained until month 1. Mean satisfaction scores for the communication with the physician using telemedicine methods and for the follow-up management using telemedicine methods were 3.0 ± 0.9 and 3.7 ± 0.6, respectively. None of the patients had steroid-related side effects and none developed new-onset SARS-Cov-2 confirmed or suspected infection throughout the study. Limitations: Retrospective design and relatively small sample size. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that effective diagnostic tests/imaging studies aimed at detecting infected patients and healthcare workers, and telemedicine practices contribute to the provision of safe and feasible pain management practices during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

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“…6 Özellikle pandemi döneminde sosyal izolasyonda evde kalan bireyler üzerinde yapılan çalışmalar; bireylerde fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin azaldığı, kas iskelet sistemi ağrılarında ciddi bir artışın gözlemlendiği ve yaşam kalitesinin azaldığı yönünde tespitler sunmaktadır. [7][8][9][10] Bu durumun bireyler üzerinde başta kardiyovasküler hastalıklar, obezite ve diyabet olmak üzere birçok sağlık problemini tetiklediği ifade edilmektedir. 11…”

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COVID-19 ile Mücadelede Fizyoterapistlerin Girişimcilik Niyetleri ve Önündeki Engellerin İncelenmesi

YIKILMAZ

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2021

Gümüşhane Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi

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Çalışmanın temel amacı; COVID-19‘un devam eden semptomlarının tedavisine katkıda bulunacak, değişen hasta beklentilerine cevap verebilecek ve pandemi ile yükü artan ve kaynakları azalan sağlık hizmeti sunumunu destekleyecek nitelikte fizyoterapi, sağlıklı yaşam ve danışmanlık merkezlerinin kurulmasına yönelik fizyoterapistlerin girişimcilik niyeti ve buna engel olan unsurlar arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın temel amacına uygun olarak kolayda örneklem metodu ile 351 fizyoterapiste ulaşıldı. Katılımcıların sosyodemografik ve mesleğe yönelik bilgileri tarafımızca hazırlanan “Kişisel ve Mesleğe Yönelik Bilgi Toplama Formu” ile sorgulandı. Girişimcilik Niyeti Ölçeği ve Girişimcilik Engelleri Ölçeği kullanılarak analize ilişkin veriler elde edildi. Toplanan veriler SPSS 22.0 ve SmartPLS aracılığıyla analiz edildi. Sonuçlar fizyoterapistlerin girişimcilik niyetinin “kısmen katılıyorum” seviyesinde olduğu ve geliştirilmesi gerektiğini göstermektedir. Ayrıca girişimcilik niyeti üzerinde en büyük etkinin başarısızlık korkusu olduğu ve bunu algılanan destek eksikliğinin takip ettiği tespit edildi (p0,05). Çalışmanın sağlık alanında girişimcilik niyeti kavramına ilişkin literatürü genişletirken, uygulamaya yönelik önerileriyle de önemli katkılar sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

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Rising incidence of musculoskeletal discomfort in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis

Cited by 23 publications

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Gender differences in health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Gender differences in health anxiety and musculoskeletal symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic

Interventional pain management during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

COVID-19 ile Mücadelede Fizyoterapistlerin Girişimcilik Niyetleri ve Önündeki Engellerin İncelenmesi

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