ArticleWorld journal of virology2022
Musculoskeletal complications in long COVID-19: A systematic review.
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- Impact of COVID-19 on the Development of Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis: A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Pooled it
- Neurological Manifestations of Long COVID: Current Evidence, Emerging Concepts, and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Transfer of IgG from long COVID patients induces symptomology in mice.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- SARS-CoV-2 damages cardiomyocyte mitochondria and implicates long COVID-associated cardiovascular manifestations.Journal of advanced research · 2026Article
- COVID-19 as a Contributing Factor in the Development of Volkmann Ischemic Contracture: A Case Report.Cureus · 2025Article
- Vaccine hesitancy and bone health: Musculoskeletal sequelae of vaccine-preventable diseases.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2025Review
- SARS-CoV-2 vaccination influence in the development of long-COVID clinical phenotypes.Epidemiology and infection · 2025Article
- Multidisciplinary rehabilitation with a focus on physiotherapy in patients with Post Covid19 condition: an observational pilot study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2024Observational
- Evaluation of diseases complicating long COVID: A retrospective chart review.Journal of general and family medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of post-COVID symptoms on activity and participation of women and men.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Impact of Spa Therapy on Symptoms and Quality of Life in Post-COVID-19 Patients with Chronic Conditions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Impact of Long COVID on Lung Function in Children.Medeniyet medical journal · 2024Article
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- From Acute Infection to Prolonged Health Consequences: Understanding Health Disparities and Economic Implications in Long COVID Worldwide.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Advance in the mechanism and clinical research of myalgia in long COVID.American journal of clinical and experimental immunology · 2024Review
- Effect of physical activity on long COVID fatigue: an unsolved enigma.European journal of translational myology · 2023Article
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- Relationship between the structure, function and endothelial damage, and vascular ageing and the biopsychological situation in adults diagnosed with persistent COVID (BioICOPER study). A research protocol of a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has crippled humanity since early 2020. Various sequelae of COVID-19 have been reported in different body systems. Musculoskeletal symptoms are widely reported during COVID-19 infection, but musculoskeletal complications in long COVID-19 are underreported. However, post-COVID-19 survivors have reported complaints of persisting or new-onset fatigue, myalgia, arthralgia, arthritis, muscle weakness,
aimTo determine the musculoskeletal complications in long COVID.
methodsWe performed a systematic review of 'systematic reviews and meta-analyses'.
resultsOf the 63 articles screened, 24 articles were included. Two articles specifically discussed children and adolescents. One article discussed rehabilitation intervention. No article addressed rehabilitation of musculoskeletal issues in long COVID-19 in particular. Fatigue was the most common musculoskeletal complication.
conclusionFatigue is found to be very common along with myalgia and arthralgia. There were no studies on rehabilitation intervention in musculoskeletal complications specifically. Considering the lacuna in literature and the needs of the current situation, further studies are warranted to standardize effective rehabilitation interventions in musculoskeletal complications. More homogenous studies are needed. Studies on functional impairment due to musculoskeletal involvement are essential.
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