Home-based rehabilitation in patients over 60 with stabilized ankylosing spondylitis during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
; 35(2): 261-269, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1742177
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
COVID-19 has become a significant healthcare issue, particularly challenging for patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), because immune-related diseases and their treatments could adversely affect the susceptibility to or severity of a viral infection.OBJECTIVE:
This study is conducted to present an exercise rehabilitation program that patients older than 60 years with AS can do at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Three Delphi surveys were conducted to reach a consensus on home-based rehabilitation programs. This study recruited ten experts and performed three Delphi rounds for a month.RESULTS:
The expert panel suggested that home-based rehabilitation for the patients should be carried out with a clear rehabilitation goal. Their final recommendations are to institute a program aimed to ease symptoms, such as pain and stiffness; encourage patients to consult with experts regularly to ensure that they perform exercise rehabilitation properly at home; add fast walking and stretching to the rehabilitation program; and see if indoor cycling, Pilates, or yoga could be appropriate.CONCLUSIONS:
This study suggests that patients with AS over 60 should repeat low-intensity exercises, such as stretching, for an hour a day, four to six times a week during the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Spondylitis, Ankylosing
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Traditional medicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
Journal subject:
Physiology
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Rehabilitation
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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