Trial reportPloS one2018
An easy and safe training method for trunk function improves mobility in total knee arthroplasty patients: A quasi-randomized controlled trial.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Preliminary study on the effects of movement velocity training of the upper limbs on gait ability in older adults: a nonrandomized controlled trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2019Trial
- KNEESENSE: a low-cost wearable system with hydraulic filament sensing for real-time knee rehabilitation monitoring.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Maximum-Speed Warm-Up Without External Load Improves the Chest Pass Distance in Female Basketball Players.International journal of exercise science · 2026Article
- Acute Sarcopenia: Mechanisms and Management.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Effectiveness and therapeutic validity of physiotherapeutic exercise starting within one year following total and unicompartmental knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis: a systematic review.European review of aging and physical activity : official journal of the European Group for Research into Elderly and Physical Activity · 2023Review
- Tibio-Femoral Contact Force Distribution of Knee Before and After Total Knee Arthroplasty: Combined Finite Element and Gait Analysis.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Immediate Effects of Single-Session High-Velocity Training for Lateral Trunk Movement on Gait Function in Early Postoperative Patients after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- A Bibliometric Analysis Using CiteSpace of Publications from 1999 to 2018 on Patient Rehabilitation After Total Knee Arthroplasty.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2020Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTotal 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.
methodsSST 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 = 38). The participants in the SST group performed SST training plus the standard rehabilitation program 5 days per week for 3 weeks after TKA, while the control group performed only the standard rehabilitation programs. The primary outcome was the effect of SST training on mobility, indicated by gait speed and the timed up and go test (TUG) time. Measurements were performed before and 1, 2, and 3 weeks after surgery.
resultsAt all-time points, the patients in the SST group showed significantly better mobility, despite that knee function, represented by muscle strength, range of motion, and degree of pain at the knee joint, was similar in both groups. The difference in gait speed between the groups was >0.1 m/s at all time points, which is clinically significant.
conclusionSST training significantly improved patients' mobility within 3 weeks after TKA, despite that no additional benefit was observed in knee function. The findings in this study indicate that SST training may be considered as a part of the rehabilitation program after TKA, although further evaluation of its long-term effectiveness is needed.
trial registrationUniversity Hospital Medical Information Network Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR; UMIN000027909).
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