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Home-based telerehabilitation for community-dwelling persons with stroke during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study
CONCLUSION: Asynchronous telerehabilitation using a common low-cost social media application is feasible and safe for community-dwelling persons with chronic stroke in a lower-middle-income country.PMID:37427956 | DOI:10.2340/jrm.v55.4405
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - July 10, 2023 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Carl Froilan D Leochico Edgardo Miguel V Austria Maribeth Anne P Gelisanga Sharon D Ignacio Jose Alvin P Mojica Source Type: research

Acute Occupational and Physical Therapy for COVID-19 Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study
In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus strain SARS-CoV2 (the virus causing COVID-19) a global pandemic.24 The severity of illness in those exhibiting symptoms ranges from mild (cough, shortness of breath, fatigue) to severe (acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), thrombosis, stroke, and death).4,11 Patients have also acquired acute polyradiculoneuritis (Guillain Barre syndrome) at a disproportionately high rate, contributing to functional limitations that require specialized and intensive rehabilitation.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - July 31, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Katie Coakley, Laura Friedman, Kaitlyn McLoughlin, Amy Wozniak, Paul Hutchison Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Stroke Recovery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper on Recommendations for Rehabilitation
Healthcare delivery shifted and adapted with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) coronavirus 2 (CoV-2). Stroke care was negatively impacted across the care continuum and may lead to poor community living outcomes in those who survived a stroke during the ongoing pandemic. For instance, delays in seeking care, changes in length of stays, and shifts in discharge patterns were observed during the pandemic. Those seeking care were younger and had more severe neurological effects from stroke.
Source: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - May 5, 2022 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Suzanne Perea Burns, Talya K. Fleming, Sam S. Webb, Alice Kam, Jaimee D.P. Fielder, Grace J. Kim, Xiaolei Hu, Mary Thelander Hill, Emily Kringle Source Type: research

Changes in stroke rehabilitation during the SARS-CoV-2 shutdown in Switzerland
CONCLUSION: The COVID-19 shutdown had measurable immediate, but no persistent, effects on post-stroke outcomes, except for depression. Importantly, a 2-month reduction in therapy may trigger improvements when therapy is fully re-initiated thereafter.PMID:34927210 | DOI:10.2340/jrm.v53.1118
Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - December 20, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jeremia P O Held Anne Schwarz Johannes Pohl Eva Th ürlimann Silvan Porrtmann Meret Branscheidt Madalina Fratian Jannie Van Duinen Janne M Veerbeek Andreas R Luft Source Type: research

A robot goes to rehab: a novel gamified system for long-term stroke rehabilitation using a socially assistive robot —methodology and usability testing
Socially assistive robots (SARs) have been proposed as a tool to help individuals who have had a stroke to perform their exercise during their rehabilitation process. Yet, to date, there are no data on the mot...
Source: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation - July 28, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Ronit Feingold-Polak, Oren Barzel and Shelly Levy-Tzedek Tags: Methodology Source Type: research

Clinical Manifestation, Evaluation, and Rehabilitative Strategy of Dysphagia Associated With COVID-19
Dysphagia is the difficulty in swallowing because of the presence of certain diseases; it particularly compromises the oral and/or pharyngeal stages. In severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection, neuromuscular complications, prolonged bed rest, and endotracheal intubation target different levels of the swallowing network. Thus, critically ill patients are prone to dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia. In this review, we first discuss the possible cause and pathophysiology underlying dysphagia associated with coronavirus disease 2019, including cerebrovascular events, such as stroke, encephalomyelitis, encepha...
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - April 18, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: SPECIAL SECTION on COVID-19 and PM&R Source Type: research

Comprehensive rehabilitation treatment for sub acute COVID-19 patients: an observational study.
CONCLUSIONS: Our results show a consistent recovery with little caregiver burden at discharge. Fast relocation from ICU makes beds available which are very valuable during pandemic. Comprehensive rehabilitation treatment provided in sub-acute phase for patients still positive for SARS-CoV-2, would be desiderable as it seem to be an effective setting. In this setting a strong medical assistance must be ensured. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: The activation of comprehensive rehabilitation settings able to assist sub acute patients still positive would be desirable as it could be a very efficient Healthcare Systems answ...
Source: European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine - February 4, 2021 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Bertolucci F, Sagliocco L, Tolaini M, Posteraro F Tags: Eur J Phys Rehabil Med Source Type: research