SUMMARY Background. COVID-19 outbreak had a massive worldwide impact and several countermeasures to contain its spread have been adopted, such as the interruption of non-urgent outpatient clinics. We wanted to describe the effects of the national lock-down on the well-being of a cohort of Italian patients with musculoskeletal disorders receiving infiltrative treatment. Methods. 40 patients who received intra-or peri-articular treatment were surveyed using a structuralised questionnaire that assessed their well-being during the first national lockdown. Results. 24 out of 40 patients (60%) did not come back after the re-opening of the Clinic because they were afraid of the pandemic. Of these 24 patients, the 83.3% noticed increased pain and stiffness in the joint. Due to the lockdown, the patient’s quality of life was reduced by 61.66 ± 15.72%. After the lockdown, for the 92% of patients, the infiltrative treatment was perceived as more important than before, the 83% of patients perceived long-term security of infiltrative therapy availability as very important, and the 72% of the patients perceived the lockdown as inadequate. Conclusions. The infiltrative outpatient clinic’s interruption was seen to significant-ly worsen the physical condition of subjects with musculoskeletal disorders, with an important increase in both articular pain and stiffness. Therefore, any kind of infiltra-tive treatment suspension or delay should be avoided.

The effects of sars-cov-2 pandemic countermeasures on patients receiving infiltrative treatment for musculoskeletal disorders: A study from an italian cohort / Tarantino, D.; Gnasso, R.; Sirico, F.; Corrado, B.. - In: M.L.T.J. MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS JOURNAL. - ISSN 2240-4554. - 11:4(2021), pp. 673-677. [10.32098/mltj.04.2021.09]

The effects of sars-cov-2 pandemic countermeasures on patients receiving infiltrative treatment for musculoskeletal disorders: A study from an italian cohort

Tarantino D.;Gnasso R.;Sirico F.;Corrado B.
2021

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SUMMARY Background. COVID-19 outbreak had a massive worldwide impact and several countermeasures to contain its spread have been adopted, such as the interruption of non-urgent outpatient clinics. We wanted to describe the effects of the national lock-down on the well-being of a cohort of Italian patients with musculoskeletal disorders receiving infiltrative treatment. Methods. 40 patients who received intra-or peri-articular treatment were surveyed using a structuralised questionnaire that assessed their well-being during the first national lockdown. Results. 24 out of 40 patients (60%) did not come back after the re-opening of the Clinic because they were afraid of the pandemic. Of these 24 patients, the 83.3% noticed increased pain and stiffness in the joint. Due to the lockdown, the patient’s quality of life was reduced by 61.66 ± 15.72%. After the lockdown, for the 92% of patients, the infiltrative treatment was perceived as more important than before, the 83% of patients perceived long-term security of infiltrative therapy availability as very important, and the 72% of the patients perceived the lockdown as inadequate. Conclusions. The infiltrative outpatient clinic’s interruption was seen to significant-ly worsen the physical condition of subjects with musculoskeletal disorders, with an important increase in both articular pain and stiffness. Therefore, any kind of infiltra-tive treatment suspension or delay should be avoided.
2021
The effects of sars-cov-2 pandemic countermeasures on patients receiving infiltrative treatment for musculoskeletal disorders: A study from an italian cohort / Tarantino, D.; Gnasso, R.; Sirico, F.; Corrado, B.. - In: M.L.T.J. MUSCLES, LIGAMENTS AND TENDONS JOURNAL. - ISSN 2240-4554. - 11:4(2021), pp. 673-677. [10.32098/mltj.04.2021.09]
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