Care for patients with musculoskeletal pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Physical therapy and rehabilitation suggestions for pain management

Coronavirus disease 2019 has severely affected public health. Under social distancing and lockdown policies, patients with musculoskeletal pain have fewer opportunities than usual to receive routine medical care for pain management in hospitals. Therefore, we provided some suggestions for such patie...

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Published in:Journal of the Chinese Medical Association 2020-09, Vol.83 (9), p.822-824
Main Authors: Wang, Chien-Chih, Chao, Jian-Kang, Chang, Yu-Hui, Chou, Chen-Liang, Kao, Chung-Lan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
Humans
Musculoskeletal Pain - rehabilitation
Pain Management - methods
Pandemics
Physical Therapy Modalities
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Review
SARS-CoV-2
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 has severely affected public health. Under social distancing and lockdown policies, patients with musculoskeletal pain have fewer opportunities than usual to receive routine medical care for pain management in hospitals. Therefore, we provided some suggestions for such patients to manage musculoskeletal pain and techniques that may be performed at home during this period.
ISSN:1726-4901
1728-7731
DOI:10.1097/JCMA.0000000000000376