• 1. Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Rehabilitation Medicine Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu, Sihcuan 610207, P. R. China;
HE Chengqi, Email: hxkfhcq@126.com
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an acute infectious respiratory disease. Ultrashort wave diathermy (USWD) for COVID-19 is recommended by some consensuses on COVID-19 rehabilitation diagnosis and treatment, while it is not mentioned in some other experts consensuses. Because the virus that causes COVID-19 is new and there are few related studies, this paper summarizes the research evidence and possible mechanisms of USWD in the treatment of viral pneumonia, and discusses the factors that need to be considered in the treatment of COVID-19. In this paper, it is suggested that before high-quality research evidence being obtained and under the condition of limited understanding of the pathogenesis and disease development of COVID-19, the application of USWD in COVID-19 should be cautious. To provide scientific and practical research evidence for the treatment of COVID-19 by USWD may be an urgent problem to be solved at present.

Citation: JIANG Junliang, WANG Liqiong, SONG Kangping, HE Chengqi. Thinking on ultrashort wave diathermy for coronavirus disease 2019. West China Medical Journal, 2020, 35(5): 534-537. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202004161 Copy

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