Physical activity and symmetry following total knee arthroplasty: Results of a pilot randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This pilot trial examined a Physical Activity and Symmetry (PAS) intervention focused on common deficits of physical inactivity and joint loading asymmetry following total knee arthroplasty (TKA).

Design

Participants (n ​= ​60) were enrolled during routine physical therapy (PT) following TKA and randomized to the PAS intervention or an attention (ATT) control group. The PAS intervention included physical activity counseling and balance exercise to address joint loading symmetry; content was delivered during 2 sessions at the end of routine PT plus supplemental sessions 4-weeks and 8-weeks following PT. The ATT control condition included supplemental sessions at 4-weeks and 8-weeks focused on general evaluation of surgical recovery benchmarks. Primary outcomes were

SUBMITTER: Queen RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11539413 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature