Exploratory insights into novel prehabilitative neuromuscular exercise-conditioning in total knee arthroplasty.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Contemporary strategies for prehabilitation and rehabilitation associated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery have focused on improving joint range-of-motion and function with less emphasis on neuromuscular performance beneficially affecting joint stability. Furthermore, prehabilitation protocols have been found to be too long and generic-in-effect to be considered suitable for routine clinical practice.

Methods

A pragmatic exploratory controlled trial was designed to investigate the efficacy of a novel, acute prehabilitative neuromuscular exercise-conditioning (APNEC) in patients electing TKA. Adults electing unilateral TKA were assessed and randomly allocated to exercise-conditioning (APNEC, n = 15) and usual care (Control, n = 14) from a specialised orth

SUBMITTER: Risso AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9172156 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature