ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Effect of COVID-19 on Musculoskeletal Performance in Gait and the Timed-Up and Go Test.
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- Exercise-Based Rehabilitation in Severe COVID-19 Survivors with Long COVID: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Trial
- Instrumented Timed Up and Go (iTUG): A Systematic Review of Parameters Across Healthy, Older, and Neurological Populations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Instrumented Timed Up and Go Test as a Tool to Early Detection of Gait and Functional Mobility Impairments in Multiple Sclerosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Neurological symptoms and physical exam findings 6-11 months post-COVID-19: a cohort study.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Post-COVID-19 Rehabilitation Improves Mobility and Gait Performance: Evidence from TUG and 10MWT.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Health Resort Treatment Improves Functioning and Physical Performance in Long COVID Patients: A Retrospective Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Function and activity capacity at 1 year after the admission to intensive care unit for COVID-19.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Observational
- Using the ClinFIT COVID-19 Instrument to Assess the Functional Impairments Specific to Post-COVID-19 Patients in Romania.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Ebbing Strength, Fading Power: Unveiling the Impact of Persistent Fatigue on Muscle Performance in COVID-19 Survivors.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Functional characteristics and subjective disease perception in patients with COVID-19 two months after hospital discharge.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2023Article
- Smartphone-based evaluation of static balance and mobility in long-lasting COVID-19 patients.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionThe total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus infection is over 621 million in the world. In approximately 63% of cases, the patient still experiences persistent symptoms 30 days after the onset of symptoms or hospitalisation, and 45.9% of patients have experienced or will experience symptoms for at least three months. Despite the prevalence of chronic symptoms and pathological changes that may affect gait and functional mobility in people with a history of COVID-19, there are few publications investigating the impact of these abnormalities. This study aims to determine the long-term effects of COVID-19 on gait and the Timed-Up and Go Task. MATERIAL AND
methodsA total of 30 individuals took part in the experiment. The subjects in the study group were infected with the COVID-19 virus and required hospital treatment. Prior to the study, the subjects had no chronic diseases or other conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system. The non-infected by COVID-19 group was a healthy population with no history of COVID-19 disease. The study used the inertial system wireless motion analysis system based on 15 inertial sensors (inertial measurement units, IMUs). IMU sensors were placed on the following body segments: head, sternum, middle and lower spine, shoulder, arm, forearm, hand, shank, for the left and right limb. Movement task reports generated from the recording were created using myoRESEARCH 3.10. The subjects in the study group were asked to perform a movement task test-the Timed-Up and Go Test (TUG): sit-to-stand, walk (3 m) without change in direction, walk termination, and stand-to-sit.
resultsIt took 46% longer for those infected by COVID-19 (participants) to complete the entire movement task compared to those in the not-infected by COVID-19 group. Sit-to-Stand Time [s] was greater in the infected by COVID-19 group and was 2.1 ± 0.7. Mean Walking Speed [m/s] was lower than in the not-infected by COVID-19 group and was 0.26 ± 0.07. Walking cadence [steps/min] was lower and was 21.2 ± 1.2. Infected by COVID-19 participants achieved a smaller anterior pelvic tilt angle (
conclusionsIndividuals in the infected by COVID-19 group present changes in the ranges of motion and the time to complete the TUG task, despite the fact that at least eight weeks passed after hospital discharge.
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