Improving Physical Activity Through Adjunct Telerehabilitation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty: Randomized Controlled Trial Protocol
Author(s) -
Paul W. Kline,
Edward L. Melanson,
William J. Sullivan,
Patrick J. Blatchford,
Matthew J. Miller,
Jennifer E. StevensLapsley,
Cory L. Christiansen
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1538-6724
pISSN - 0031-9023
DOI - 10.1093/ptj/pzy119
Subject(s) - telerehabilitation , physical therapy , medicine , telehealth , veterans affairs , randomized controlled trial , rehabilitation , intervention (counseling) , timed up and go test , test (biology) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , health care , telemedicine , nursing , surgery , paleontology , balance (ability) , economics , biology , economic growth
Physical activity remains low and nearly unchanged from preoperative levels following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and this is thought to underlie long-term functional limitations, secondary health problems, and higher health care costs after TKA.
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