Lower Extremity Review
New England Baptist Hospital’s multidisciplinary prehabilitation program is grounded in research suggesting that outcomes after total joint replacement can be positively influenced by preoperative care that includes management of patient expectations as well as exercise.
By Claire E. Robbins, PT, DPT, MS, GCS, James V. Bono, MD, and Carl T. Talmo, MD
Much of the success of microfracture surgery for articular cartilage lesions in the knee depends on what happens after the surgery is over. Progressive, controlled loading of the repaired joint is the key to safe and effective rehabilitation.
By Jon Fravel, ATC, and Michael Shaffer PT, ATC, OCS
Preoperative exercise has been shown to improve total knee arthroplasty outcomes, but may not be feasible in patients with severe pain. Bracing and other offloading methods may be able to help.
By John Kenney, CO, and Robert Hamblen, MD
Robot-assisted ankle rehabilitation significantly improves functional mobility in stroke patients, according to research from Northwestern University in Chicago. Researchers customized a continuous passive motion machine to create a portable rehabilitation robot that...
The promise of platelets: People are talking about platelet rich plasma . The nonsurgical therapeutic technique has been credited with a SuperBowl comeback, and it’s been criticized in one of the most-respected journals in the literature. Not surprisingly, some are wondering if it’s too good to be true.
Plus: • Achilles benchmarks • Hip strength and PFP • AFOs and hemiplegia
The US Amputee Football Federation (USAFF) provides participants with an environment and opportunity to regain hope that may have been lost after amputation. Through a sense of teamwork, competitiveness, and achievement, participating in football/soccer allows those with amputations to build physical strength, improve body awareness, balance, and coordination, and develop social skills.
Prosthetic device users have a wide range of needs and prosthetists need to be aware of varying product offerings to meet those needs. Pseudo-prostheses allow able-bodied users to understand ambulation in a specific device, providing critical education about new products as well as ongoing training for evolving products.
Background: Treadmills are the most popular piece of exercise equipment, with millions of people in the United States (US) using the devices each year. Thousands of people are treated for treadmill-related injuries in the US annually. The objective of this study was to describe treadmill-related lower extremity injuries treated at US hospital emergency departments (EDs).
By Mathias B. Forrester, BS
Addressing associated reduced muscle function and strength may improve treatment outcomes for plantar heel pain. People with plantar heel pain (PHP) have reduced foot and ankle muscle function, strength, and size, which is frequently treated by muscle strengthening exercises.
By John W. A. Osborne, PhDc; Hylton B. Menz, PhD, DSc, BPod(Hons); Glen A. Whittaker, PhD, BPod(Hons); and Karl B. Landorf, PhD
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