Discomfort and Pain Related to Protective Mask-Wearing during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Luca PaduaLetizia CastelliDario Mattia GattoKeichii HokkokuGiuseppe RealeRoberta PastorinoClaudia LoretiSilvia GiovanniniPublished in: Journal of personalized medicine (2022)
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic made the use of facemasks mandatory to prevent contact with the virus. Recent studies have revealed that intensive use of facemasks significantly exacerbated pre-existing headaches and triggered de novo headaches. In our experience, some subjects also complain of symptoms of neuropathic pain in the head/facial regions. Until now, the relationship between neuropathic pain and facemasks has not been documented. The aim of the study is to investigate the occurrence of neuropathic pain related to facemask use. It is a cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire, developed following a commonly accepted outcome research methodology. Participants, both health care and non-health care workers, responded to items included in the questionnaire about the type of facemasks, time and manner of wearing them, side effects such as skin lesions, symptoms of neuropathic pain, etc.
Keyphrases
- neuropathic pain
- sars cov
- spinal cord
- spinal cord injury
- healthcare
- cross sectional
- coronavirus disease
- risk assessment
- soft tissue
- psychometric properties
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- sleep quality
- chronic pain
- single cell
- physical activity
- health information
- case control
- pain management
- social media
- health insurance