Tingling pain in the hands could be a warning sign of COVID-19 infection

If you feel a subtle tingling pain in your hands, do not ignore it. It could also be a warning sign of COVID-19 infection. The novel coronavirus is known to affect different people in different ways. People infected with the disease reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Also Read - COVID-19 infection may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder
According to health agencies such as the WHO and CDC, the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Less common symptoms in their list include aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, headache, loss of taste or smell, a rash on skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes. Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, loss of speech or movement are listed as serious symptoms, requiring immediate medical attention. 

As per a British news website, some COVID-19 patients in the UK have reported a buzzing, static-like pain in their hands. One patient reported experiencing a tingling sensation in her extremities as the first warning sign of COVID-19. Sharing their COVID-19 symptoms on social media, some patients also revealed that they experienced “electric feeling” on their skin, and a “buzz” in their body. However, these tingling sensations aren’t so far listed as a sign of coronavirus.

It’s an immune system reaction to the infection: Experts
According to experts, such symptoms may be caused by an immune system reaction to the infection. When the immune cells get activated, it triggers that release of a host of chemicals in the body. When this happen, people can feel different sensations – they explained.

Similar symptoms occur with other illnesses as well. The tingling pain, which is also known as parasthesia, are common among diabetes patients and people with an autoimmune condition. This condition may be caused by pressure on a nerve, or periods of poor circulation. It may feel similar to pins and needles. If you experience it persistently for no obvious reasons, see a doctor – the report suggested.

Other warning signs – a high fever, coughing for longer than a one-hour, or at least three coughing episodes every 24 hours, feeling hot on their chest or back while touching. These are mostly likely caused by COVID-19 infection.

The Madhya Pradesh health department has listed 21 symptoms of coronavirus and asked the doctors to refer the patients exhibiting these symptoms to dedicated COVID-19 hospitals. Principal Secretary, Health, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai highlighted the list of 21 symptoms in a letter dated May 15, which he wrote to all collectors and chief medical and health officers.

Other than the regular symptoms such as fever, dry cough, breathlessness, and sore throat, the list also include:

    Headache
    Anxiety
    Nausea
    Muscle pain
    Cold
    Cough with sputum
    Shivers
    Reduction in the ability to taste and smell
    Cramping in hands and feet
    Swelling in hands and feet
    Swelling in thigh muscles
    localized pain
    issues in walking
    chest pain
    redness and blackening of the skin
    bluishness and blackening of the skin
    shoulder pain and weakness in hands and feet.

This is only for your information, kindly take the advice of your doctor for medicines, exercises and so on.     

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Extreme endurance exercise can increase risk of cardiovascular events

For most people, the benefits of aerobic exercise far outweigh the risks, however, extreme endurance exercise - such as participation in marathons and triathlons for people who aren't accustomed to high-intensity exercise - can raise the risk of sudden cardiac arrest, atrial fibrillation (a heart rhythm disorder) or heart attacks, according to a new Scientific Statement "Exercise-Related Acute Cardiovascular Events and Potential Deleterious Adaptations Following Long-Term Exercise Training: Placing the Risks Into Perspective-An Update from the American Heart Association," published today in the Association's premier journal Circulation.

Aerobic exercises are activities in which the large muscles move in a rhythmic manner for a sustained time. They can be done at low intensity or high intensity and include walking, brisk walking, running, bicycling, swimming and many others.

Exercise is medicine, and there is no question that moderate to vigorous physical activity is beneficial to overall cardiovascular health. However, like medicine, it is possible to underdose and overdose on exercise - more is not always better and can lead to cardiac events, particularly when performed by inactive, unfit, individuals with known or undiagnosed heart disease.

More people are running marathons, participating in triathlons and doing high-intensity interval training. The purpose of this statement is to put the benefits and risks of these vigorous exercise programs in perspective."Barry A. Franklin, Ph.D., chair of the writing committee for the new Scientific Statement, director of preventive cardiology and cardiac rehabilitation at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak, Michigan, professor of internal medicine at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine in Rochester, Michigan

After reviewing more than 300 scientific studies, the writing committee found that, for the vast majority of people, the benefits of exercise and improving physical fitness outweigh the risks. Physically active people, such as regular walkers, have up to a 50% lower risk of heart attack and sudden cardiac death. However, the committee also identified potential risks with intense exercise training.

The writing group also reviewed a small study that concluded the risk of sudden cardiac death or heart attack is low among people participating in high-intensity exercise such as marathons and triathlons. However, over time, the risk of heart attack or sudden cardiac death among male marathon participants has risen, suggesting that these events are attracting higher risk participants (those who may have an underlying or undiagnosed cardiovascular condition such as heart rhythm abnormalities or a prior heart attack). For women, who comprised only 15% of the study population, the occurrence of sudden cardiac death was 3.5-fold less than in men.

Among participants in triathlons almost 40% of cardiac events occurred in first-time participants, indicating that inadequate training or underlying heart problems may be involved. The writing group also found that:

• Half of cardiac events occur in the last mile of a marathon or half-marathon, so maintaining a steady pace rather than sprinting is advised;
• The risk of cardiac events is greater at high altitudes, but can be decreased by spending at least one day acclimating to the elevation prior to strenuous activity;; and
• Risk of atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart arrhythmia that raises the risk of stroke, is beneficially reduced with moderate exercise volumes but is highest in people who are sedentary and almost as high in people who are engaged in very high volumes of exercise training, that is, high-intensity training (such as running 60-80 miles a week).

For people who want to become more active, the Association suggests that most people can start a light program of exercise and build up slowly to a moderate to vigorous exercise regimen without seeing a physician first, unless they have physical symptoms such as chest pain, chest pressure or severe shortness of breath while exercising. "It is important to start exercising - but go slow, even if you were an athlete in high school," said Franklin.

In addition, people with known heart disease (such as a previous heart attack, bypass surgery or angioplasty) should get their doctor's approval prior to starting an exercise program.

For currently inactive/sedentary people, the Association also suggests checking with your doctor before engaging in any strenuous activities such as shoveling snow or racquet sports, which create rapid increases in heart rate and blood pressure and greatly increase the strain on the heart.
To implement a healthy physical activity program:

• Warm up before exercise by doing the planned activity - such as walking - at a slower pace to let your heart rate rise gradually;
• Walk on a level surface for 6-8 weeks, progressing to walking up hills, jogging or taking part in more vigorous activities as long as no symptoms occur such as shortness of breath, lightheadedness, chest pain or chest pressure;
• Increase the amount of time spent on exercise incrementally from five to ten minutes at the beginning and build up slowly to the desired time;
• Lower the intensity of your exercise when environmental conditions place a greater strain on the heart, such as high humidity or high altitude to which you are not accustomed;
• Cool down after exercise by walking at a slow pace to let your heart rate return to normal; and
• Stop and seek medical evaluation if you experience any heart-related symptoms such as lightheadedness, shortness of breath, or chest pain or pressure.

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