von Deneen Karen M, Rashad Abdul
Center for Brain Imaging, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University & Engineering Research Center of Molecular and Neuro Imaging, Ministry of Education, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710126, PR China.
International Joint Research Center for Advanced Medical Imaging and Intelligent Diagnosis and Treatment & Xi'an Key Laboratory of Intelligent Sensing and Regulation of Trans-Scale Life Information, School of Life Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710126, PR China.
IDCases. 2025 Jul 28;41:e02334. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2025.e02334. eCollection 2025.
Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a rare but debilitating symptom occurring after COVID-19 infection. Although there are numerous drugs available for treatment, people prefer not to have drug side effects and choose alternative therapies. Deep muscle stimulator (DMS) treated various types of arthritis, but this is the first case it has remedied ReA resulting from COVID-19 unresponsive to other treatments. The patient recovered to full range of motion and function of the knees in less than 3 days post-treatment. DMS has a theoretical method of action as therapeutic ultrasound, which may disperse the virus from around the joints and decrease inflammation.
反应性关节炎（ReA）是一种在新冠病毒感染后出现的罕见但使人衰弱的症状。尽管有许多药物可用于治疗，但人们不愿承受药物副作用而选择替代疗法。深部肌肉刺激器（DMS）可治疗多种类型的关节炎，但这是它首次治愈对其他治疗无反应的新冠病毒感染所致的反应性关节炎。患者在治疗后不到3天就恢复了膝盖的全范围活动和功能。深部肌肉刺激器具有与治疗性超声类似的理论作用机制，可能会驱散关节周围的病毒并减轻炎症。
