Effectiveness of Structured Rehabilitation Program on Pain and Function in Patients with Total Knee Replacement: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Hafiz Muhammad Arslan, Saima Riaz, Abeel Ashraf, Zeest Hashmi, Rehan Ramzan Khan, Sajid Rashid
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ABSTRACT
Objective:
To determine the effectiveness of the structured rehabilitation program on knee
pain and function in patients with a total knee replacement.
Methodology: A randomized controlled trial conducted at Horizon Hospital Lahore. Twenty
six patients were randomly allocated to experimental and control group.
Experimental group was treated with structured rehabilitation program and
conventional exercises while control group was treated with conventional
exercises alone.
Outcome measuring tools were
numeric pain rating scale, Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis
Index (WOMAC) and goniometer. All the patients received 16 sessions of
treatment. Data was collected at baseline and at the end of 4th week.
Results:
Outcome measures
numeric pain rating scale,
Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and
goniometer showed significant results (p<0.05) after treatment in both
groups but mean values showed more improvement in experimental group treated
with structured rehabilitation program.
Conclusion: This study concluded that structured rehabilitation program had better
effects on pain, function and range of motion in patients with knee
arthroplasty.
Keywords:
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Knee osteoarthritis, Range of motion, exercise
therapy
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