Low handgrip strength is associated with worse functional outcomes in long COVID

Low handgrip strength is associated with worse functional outcomes in long COVID

Abstract The diagnosis of long COVID is troublesome, even when functional limitations are present. Dynapenia is the loss of muscle strength and power production that is not caused by neurologic or muscular diseases, being mostly associated with changes in neurologic function and/or the intrinsic for...

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Main Authors: Camila Miriam Suemi Sato Barros do Amaral, Cássia da Luz Goulart, Bernardo Maia da Silva, Jefferson Valente, Anna Gabriela Rezende, Eduardo Fernandes, Nadia Cubas-Vega, Mayla Gabriela Silva Borba, Vanderson Sampaio, Wuelton Monteiro, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Marcus Lacerda, Guilherme Peixoto Tinoco Arêas, Fernando Almeida-Val
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52401-z

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-52401-z

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