COVID-19 and bone loss: a review of risk factors, mechanisms, and future directions

A Creecy, OD Awosanya, A Harris, X Qiao… - Current Osteoporosis …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review SARS-CoV-2 drove the catastrophic global phenomenon of the
COVID-19 pandemic resulting in a multitude of systemic health issues, including bone loss …

SARS-CoV-2 and its multifaceted impact on bone health: mechanisms and clinical evidence

A Harris, A Creecy, OD Awosanya, T McCune… - Current Osteoporosis …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review SARS-CoV-2 infection, the culprit of the COVID-19 pandemic,
has been associated with significant long-term effects on various organ systems, including …

Prevalence of sarcopenia in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Xu, J Xu, P You, BL Wang, C Liu, CW Chien… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background It has been speculated that patients with sarcopenia are aggravated by the
current novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic. However, there is substantial …

Predictors of sarcopenia in outpatients with post-critical SARS-CoV2 disease. Nutritional ultrasound of rectus femoris muscle, a potential tool

I Cornejo-Pareja, AG Soler-Beunza, IM Vegas-Aguilar… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: The loss of muscle mass in post-critical COVID-19 outpatients
is difficult to assess due to the limitations of techniques and the high prevalence of obesity …

Prevalence of long COVID-19 symptoms after hospital discharge in frail and robust patients

S Damanti, M Cilla, M Cilona, A Fici, A Merolla… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background A motley postacute symptomatology may develop after COVID-19, irrespective
of the acute disease severity, age, and comorbidities. Frail individuals have reduced …

The Glittre-ADL test in non-hospitalized patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome and its relationship with muscle strength and lung function

TCP de Oliveira, DG Gardel, ATA Ghetti, AJ Lopes - Clinical Biomechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Patients with post-acute COVID-19 syndrome tend to have limitations in
performing activities of daily living, which may negatively impact performance during the …

Eccentric training in pulmonary rehabilitation of post-COVID-19 patients: an alternative for improving the functional capacity, inflammation, and oxidative stress

F Contreras-Briceño, M Espinosa-Ramírez… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Exercise is the cornerstone of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs.
Although all exercise has concentric (CONC, where the muscle groups shorten to produce …

Exploring the Association between Delirium and Malnutrition in COVID-19 Survivors: A Geriatric Perspective

S Damanti, M Cilla, G Vitali, V Tiraferri, C Pomaranzi… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Older individuals face an elevated risk of developing geriatric syndromes when confronted
with acute stressors like COVID-19. We assessed the connection between in-hospital …

Ultrasonographic findings in long COVID: A cross-sectional study of 312 patients

M Imamura, SST Uchyiama, GS Naves… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Fatigue and muscle weakness are common complaints in COVID-19 survivors.
However, little is still known about the skeletal muscle qualitative and quantitative …

Insights in geriatric medicine: 2021

T Dwolatzky - Frontiers in Medicine, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic caught the world by surprise. The initial response was largely one
of uncertainty, instability, even panic (1). As countries began to gain insight into the behavior …