Assessment of neck pain, low back pain and disability in patients isolated at home due to mild-COVID-19: a cross-sectional study

Authors : Gülşah BARĞI, Kübra ÖZONAY

Pages : 155-163

Doi:10.30621/jbachs.996523

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Publication Date : 2022-01-27

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: Neck pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NP);, low back pain insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(LBP); and related disability status in patients with COVID-19 have been not known yet. Therefore, pain and related disability status in patients with mild COVID-19 was investigated in current study. Methods: Patients with mild-COVID-19 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=45, 40.64±17.18 yr); were included in current study. Pain perception insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Numeric Rating Scale); and disability status insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Neck Disability Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(NDI);, Oswestry Disability Index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ODI);); were evaluated remotely on the online forms at pre-COVID-19, isolation, and post-COVID-19 periods between 18 February 2021 and 9 May 2021. Results: NP existed in 9 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(20%); patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(resting: 0.96±2.29, activity: 1.02±2.42); at pre-COVID-19, 16 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(35.6%); patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(resting: 1.93±3.02, activity: 2.27±3.52); at isolation and 6 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.3%); patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(resting: 0.62±1.81, activity: 0.87±2.31); at post-COVID-19 periods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. LBP existed in 10 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(22.2%); patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(resting: 0.69±1.44, activity: 0.84±1.86); at pre-COVID-19, 19 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(42.2%); patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(resting: 2.18±2.95, activity: 2.31±3.05); at isolation and 6 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13.3%); patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(resting: 0.53±1.73, activity: 0.71±1.98); at post-COVID-19 periods insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. COVID-19 had a significant effect on increase in NDI and ODI scores insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: NP and LBP are caused by pain reported at isolation and post-COVID-19 periods in patients with mild-COVID-19. Even, difference in rate of LBP arises from isolation period. COVID-19 causes increase in both pain perception and disability scores in patients. Considering acute side effects of COVID-19 on pain perception and disability during daily living activities, therapeutic approaches insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(exercise, positioning, etc.); other than only advice of resting at home should be urgently offered to patients according to needs of patients with mild-COVID-19 during home quarantine.
Keywords : SARS CoV 2, COVID 19, low back pain, musculoskeletal pain, neck pain, pain