COVID-19 Pain Poses Unique Challenges
email article Treating pain in recovered COVID-19 patients poses unique challenges, a pain expert said at the American Academy of Pain Medicine virtual meeting. "A lot of these patients are going to need rehabilitation" or physical therapy, noted Natalie Strand, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, at the meeting. "There can be quite a bit of deconditioning that occurs, especially after a prolonged ICU stay. Neuropathic pain is also quite common." Post-COVID neuropathy can be viral or may be related to positioning, including prone positioning in patients who need to improve ox...
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