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System for Game-like Therapy in Balance Issues Using Audiovisual Feedback and Force Platform

by Markéta Janatová, Jakub Pětioký, Kristýna Hoidekrová, Tomáš Veselý, Karel Hána, Pavel Smrčka, Lubomír Štěpánek, Marcela Lippert-Grünerová and Jaroslav Jeřábek

Electronics 2022, 11(8), 1179; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11081179 - 8 Apr 2022

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Background: The aim of the work is to verify the usability of a stabilometric platform and audiovisual feedback in the group-based therapy of patients with vertebral algic syndrome, to analyze an immediate effect after a single therapeutic unit, and to analyze differences between male and female probands. Methods: The study included 189 patients (90 male, age 55 ± 12 and 89 female, age 52 ± 12). All patients received group balance therapy with a portable medical device, Homebalance MA. The intervention consisted of measurement of quiet stance and a reference training scene before and after 15 min of game-like balance training with audiovisual feedback. Results: A statistically significantly lower value of the body sway trajectory during quiet stance was detected in men than in women. After a single therapy session, there was a statistically significant improvement in quiet stance with visual feedback, and marginal statistically significant improvement in the time required to complete the reference training scene. Conclusions: Homebalance MA is a utilizable tool for group therapy. The use of group game-like balance training increases the availability of physiotherapeutic intervention for a larger number of patients, while maintaining the positive effect of the therapy. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Electronic Devices and Systems for Biomedical Applications)

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Vertebral Algic Syndrome Treatment in Long COVID—Cases Reports

by Andrej Džubera, Juraj Chochol, Róbert Illéš, Alica Chocholová and Erika Zemková

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(21), 11457; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111457 - 30 Oct 2021

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Though pain is a frequent symptom of long COVID-19, little attention has been paid to vertebral algic syndrome. Therefore, we present the cases reports of two precisely selected physically active patients where vertebral algic syndrome and radiculopathy dramatically worsened in acute SARS-CoV-2 infections. The vertebral pain with radicular irritation was resistant to conservative treatment in chronic post-COVID syndrome. The neurological difficulties corresponded to the radiologic imaging presented on MRI scans. Due to the absence of standard therapeutic guidelines in literature sources, it was decided to provide routine therapeutic procedures. Spinal surgery with radicular decompression was performed within 6 months after acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. This led to the improvement of their neurological status and was in corroboration with decreases of VAS (from 9 to 0 in Patient 1 and from 7 to 1 in Patient 2). Our experience indicates that these patients benefited from the standard neurosurgical radicular decompression, and sufficient pain relief was achieved; nevertheless, the initial trigger of neurological worsening was acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering in Paradigm)

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Vertebral Pain in Acute COVID-19—Cases Report

by Juraj Chochol, Andrej Džubera, Róbert Illéš, Alica Chocholová and Erika Zemková

Appl. Sci. 2021, 11(15), 6926; https://doi.org/10.3390/app11156926 - 28 Jul 2021

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Pain is one of the most common complaints among patients infected by SARS-CoV-2. While headache and chest pain are reported widely among COVID-19 presentations, there are only scarce reports about vertebral pain. This study aims to describe cases of four healthy and physically active adults, in whom the new onset of back pain was the early or only sign of COVID-19 and the reason for seeking medical outpatient care. The vertebral pain showed great variability and changed dramatically during the course of disease. Pseudoradicular symptoms were present inconstantly and variably; in some patients they varied through the day from left to right side and irradiated from various sensory root segments. Clinical symptoms did not correspond with minor morphological changes presented on MRI scans. Our experience indicates that new onset of vertebral algic syndrome should be considered as an initial indicator of novel coronavirus infection in healthy and physically active adults. There is a pressing need for attention to be paid in the examination of patients with new vertebral pain onset in the coronavirus pandemic. Full article

(This article belongs to the Special Issue COVID-19: Impact on Human Health and Behavior)

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