Background Patients with critical illness can lose more than 15% of muscle mass in one
week, and this can have long-term detrimental effects. However, there is currently no …

Skeletal muscle is a crucial tissue for movement, gestural assistance, metabolic
homeostasis, and thermogenesis. It makes up approximately 40% of the total body weight …

Skeletal muscle‐related symptoms are common in both acute coronavirus disease (Covid)‐
19 and post‐acute sequelae of Covid‐19 (PASC). In this narrative review, we discuss …

Critically ill patients often acquire neuropathy and/or myopathy labeled ICU-acquired
weakness. The current insights into incidence, pathophysiology, diagnostic tools, risk …

Background Physical therapy can prevent functional impairments and improve the quality of
life of patients after hospital discharge. However, the effect of early mobilization on patients …

Sepsis has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a global health
priority. There has been a tremendous effort to decipher underlying mechanisms …

Background Immobilisation predicts adverse outcomes in patients in the surgical intensive
care unit (SICU). Attempts to mobilise critically ill patients early after surgery are frequently …

Background. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have evaluated the effects of
inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on recovered COVID-19 patients after weaning from …

A substantial number of patients admitted to the ICU because of an acute illness,
complicated surgery, severe trauma, or burn injury will develop a de novo form of muscle …

Diaphragm weakness is highly prevalent in critically ill patients. It may exist prior to ICU
admission and may precipitate the need for mechanical ventilation but it also frequently …