Evaluation of Hand Grip Strength in Pregnant COVID-19 Patients

Musculoskeletal Pain in Pregnant Infected With COVID-19, Evaluation of Fatigue and Muscle Grip Strength

It was presented as a cross-sectional, single-center, retrospective case series. Pregnant women with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnosis of Covid 19 were included in the study. The relationship between patients' musculoskeletal symptoms and signs and hand grip strength was investigated.

Covid 19 is the disease defined for strains infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(Sars-CoV-2). Hand grip strength is a non-invasive, easily applicable, objective parameter. It was presented as a cross-sectional, single-center, retrospective case series. Pregnant women with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnosis of Covid 19 were included in the study. The relationship between patients' musculoskeletal symptoms and signs and hand grip strength was investigated.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) diagnosis of Covid 19

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those with orthopedic defects in the dominant hand and wrist and those with hand, wrist and shoulder involvement on the side of the measurement related to rheumatological diseases were excluded from the study.