COVID-19 global pandemic has become the biggest challenge by causing health crisis across the world due to its contagious nature. Salivary gland acts as a reservoir of virus due to which contaminated saliva plays a pivotal role in COVID-19 transmission among humans. Infection transmission from symptomatic patients as well as asymptomatic carriers is inevitable while performing aerosol generating procedures because contaminated aerosols have potential to float in the air for a considerable amount of time and be inhaled by dentist, dental auxiliary and other patients. Hence, it is a matter of utmost importance to keep upgrading the strategies for prevention of transmission as the outbreak of SARS-COV 2 has clearly placed the health care professionals at highest risk. As excess salivary secretion results in more aerosol contamination in dental procedures, leading to higher risk of transmission antisialogogues can be used to reduce salivary production. This new strategy will be helpful towards reducing aerosol transmission inorder to prevent and control the spread of this highly infectious disease. The aim of this present review is to propose the possible use of antisialogogues (glycopyrrolates) as an adjunct aid in reducing the risk of transmission from contaminated aerosols.
Control of posture is a task that requires the summation of auditory, visual and somatosensory signals. Trunk plays a vital role in the loading of energy and connecting the lower and upper extremities. Nurses spent a lot of time on activities involving frequent bending and turning movements. These postures and movements when used for prolonged duration place static and dynamic stability demands and may increase the demands on the trunk muscle groups resulting in high risk for developing low back pain. The aim of this study was to find a relation between trunk extensor muscle endurance and dynamic postural stability among Nurses. 103 female and male nurses were recruited for the study based on the selection criteria. The nurses were evaluated for the trunk endurance using Bearing-Sorenson’s test. The Y-balance test and berg balance scale was used to know the dynamic postural stability. The mean trunk extensor muscle endurance was found to be 83.26 ± 17.72 seconds. The ‘Y’ balance was 88.24 ± 11.73 on the right side and 89.16 ± 12.09 on the left side. The mean Berg balance score was 30.13 ± 3.59. There was no significant relationship was noted between trunk muscle endurance and Y balance (p=.57). No significant association was observed for trunk muscle endurance with a Berg balance score (p= 0.727). We found no significant relationship existing between trunk extensor muscle endurance on dynamic postural stability among nurses. Trunk extensor muscle endurance may not be the major factor in maintaining dynamic postural stability. Keywords Posture, Muscles, Low Back Pain, Balance
COVID-19 global pandemic has become the biggest challenge by causing health crisis across the world due to its contagious nature. Salivary gland acts as a reservoir of virus due to which contaminated saliva plays a pivotal role in COVID-19 transmission among humans. Infection transmission from symptomatic patients as well as asymptomatic carriers is inevitable while performing aerosol generating procedures because contaminated aerosols have potential to float in the air for a considerable amount of time and be inhaled by dentist, dental auxiliary and other patients. Hence, it is a matter of utmost importance to keep upgrading the strategies for prevention of transmission as the outbreak of SARS-COV 2 has clearly placed the health care professionals at highest risk. As excess salivary secretion results in more aerosol contamination in dental procedures, leading to higher risk of transmission antisialogogues can be used to reduce salivary production. This new strategy will be helpful towards reducing aerosol transmission inorder to prevent and control the spread of this highly infectious disease. The aim of this present review is to propose the possible use of antisialogogues (glycopyrrolates) as an adjunct aid in reducing the risk of transmission from contaminated aerosols.
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