An easy and safe training method for trunk function improves mobility in total knee arthroplasty patients: A quasi-randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is aimed mainly at reducing pain and restoring mobility. However, mobility deficits can persist even longer than 1 year. The trunk function and movement velocity of any region have been recently recognized to be critical for determining mobility in older people. Therefore, the main goal of this quasi-randomized trial is to clarify the effectiveness of a novel training method, the seated side tapping (SST) training, for improving mobility by focusing on movement velocity of trunk function in the short term after TKA.

Methods

SST training consists of side trunk movements repeated as quickly as possible in a seated position. All participants after TKA were randomly assigned to the SST training group (n = 37) or control training group (n =

SUBMITTER: Sano Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6171877 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature