reported on a systematic review and meta-analysis on preoperative intervention before knee or hip joint replacement surgery that included 23 RCTs with 1467 participants. The results of this review suggested that prehabilitation can significantly reduce preoperative pain and, when combined with educational...
Results indicated a non-significant trend towards greater increases in strength among participants in the combined exercise and testosterone group com- pared with participants in the testosterone alone group for knee flexion and extension (Table 5). Five of the six point estimates for upper and ...
Objectives To determine the types of pre-operative physiotherapy programmes offered to patients awaiting total knee replacement surgery in Australian public hospitals. Design A postal questionnaire survey of clinical practice. Setting 51 Metropolitan public hospitals in Australia. Main outcome measures A 14...
S. Total condylar knee replacement:a 20-year followup study. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 388, 10–17 (2001). 2. Ilfeld, B. M. et al. Ambulatory continuous femoral nerve blocks decrease time to discharge readiness after tricompartment total knee arthroplasty: a randomized, triple-masked, placebo...
Peak muscle strength was determined using the one-repetition maximum (1-RM) test18 on the testing equipment with guided loads (Moviment®) for the following exercises: leg press, bench press, extension of the knee, direct biceps threading, knee flexion and low row. All 1-RM tests were ...
They then followed leg workouts consisting of seated leg/knee extensions and loaded goblet squats (3 sets of 10, 10-12 reps per set, 60 second inter-set rest). Between exercises, the subjects rested for two minutes. We teased the new rebrand, and now you can see why it’s such a big...
13. The orthopedic system of claim 9, wherein the computer is configured for postoperative monitoring of the knee joint using the measurement data from the first screw and the second screw, wherein the computer is configured to monitor progress of a post-operative exercise regimen using the meas...
Quadriceps muscle activation with two different exercises pre- and post-knee arthroscopyc surgeryStrengthening of abdominal muscles is often used in athletic training and in clinical rehabilitation of subjects with low back pain. Traditionally, it is performed by isomet-ric or concentric abdominal ...
All 49 participants performed pre- and post-tests in all measurements, except for two in the Sit-to-stand test due to illness, five in the loaded Stair climbing due to back and knee pain, and one in DXA measurements for personal reasons. The value of p < 0.05 was considered ...
Objective: To determine if the Nintendo Wii Fit is an acceptable adjunct to the rehabilitation therapy of outpatients following total knee replacement. Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Outpatient clinic in a rehabilitation hospital. Participants: 30 outpatients following total knee replacements...