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Vitagliani Fabio
The Role of Acetyl-Carnitine and Rehabilitation in the Management of Patients with Post-COVID Syndrome: Case-Control Study
Post-COVID syndrome is characterized by the persistence of nonspecific disabling symptoms, even several months after the resolution of the infection, with clinical characteristics similar to fibromyalgia (FM) and a prevalence of 31%. We evaluated the effectiveness of physical exercise, in association with L-acetyl-carnitine (ALC) therapy, in patients with Post-COVID syndrome, on musculoskeletal pain, dyspnea, functional capacity, quality of life, and depression. We conducted an observational case-control study on patients with Post-COVID syndrome. The patients were randomly divided into two groups: a treatment group that received rehabilitation treatment in combination with ALC 500 mg thera…
Is there a relationship between idiopathic scoliosis and body 2 mass? A scoping review
The etiopathogenesis of idiopathic scoliosis remains unknown, although genetic or hered- 12 itary factors, neurological disorders, hormonal and metabolic dysfunctions, biomechanical factors, 13 and environmental factors seem to be involved. Several studies have found that patients with scoli- 14 osis have common characteristics of taller stature, lower body mass index (BMI), and low systemic 15 bone mass. We conducted a scoping review to analyze the association between idiopathic scoliosis 16 and BMI. The search for articles was performed on PubMed and Cochrane, including the English 17 language, full-text and free-full-text articles published from December 31st, 2011 to December 31st, 18 2…