The Effect of Simultaneous Antigravity Treadmill Training and Electrical Muscle Stimulation After Total Hip Arthroplasty: Short Follow-Up Time
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
;
: 474-482, 2019.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effectiveness of our devised hybrid physiotherapy regime using an anti-gravity treadmill and a low-frequency electrical stimulation device, as measured in patients with hip osteoarthritis after total hip arthroplasty (THA).METHODS:
The outcomes of the postoperative rehabilitation in 44 patients who underwent THA for hip osteoarthritis were retrospectively examined. The conventional group (n=22) underwent the postoperative rehabilitation according to our protocol, while the hybrid group (n=22) underwent the same training, along with training on an anti-gravity treadmill and training using a low-frequency therapeutic device. The outcome measures were recorded and reviewed with the Numerical Rating Scale for pain, which rates pain on an 11-point scale from 0 to 10, surgical side knee joint extension force, 10-m walking test, Timed Up and Go test, and the 6-minute walking distance (6MD). The outcome measurement was taken 2 weeks after conducting pre-operation and antigravity treadmill training and electrical muscle stimulation, and compared the respective results.RESULTS:
At the timeframe of 2 weeks from the surgery after conducting a devised hybrid physiotherapy, the values of knee extension muscle strength and 6MD were not worse in the hybrid group than conventional group. In the evaluation at 2 weeks after surgery, the knee extension muscle strength and 6MD values significantly decreased compared with the preoperative values only in the conventional group.CONCLUSION:
Lower limb muscular strength and endurance were maintained in the hybrid group, which suggested that hybrid physiotherapy could maintain physical functions early after THA operation.
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Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Osteoarthritis, Hip
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Retrospective Studies
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Follow-Up Studies
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Walking
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
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Lower Extremity
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Electric Stimulation
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Muscle Strength
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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