Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2020
How shoulder immobilization influences daily physical activity - an accelerometer based preliminary study.
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- Trial
- How shoulder immobilization after surgery influences daily activity - a prospective pedometer-based study.International orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Physiology of sedentary behavior.Physiological reviews · 2023Review
- Article
- Comparison of Core Muscle Asymmetry Using Spine Balance 3D in Patients with Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery: A STROBE-Compliant Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundTo investigate the influence of shoulder immobilization on daily physical activity.
introductionThe harmful effect of sedentary behavior does not receive much attention in orthopedic surgery even though immobilization, especially of the lower extremity, has been associated with reduced physical activity. Immobilization of the shoulder is common after reconstructive shoulder surgery and could also potentially lead to reduced physical activity and have a negative effect on a patient's general health.
methodTwenty-one healthy volunteers were immobilized in an orthosis (DJO Ultrasling III) for 10 h on two consecutive days. In the following week, activity was measured on the same days without the orthosis. Activity including gait cycles per minute and total gait cycles per day was measured by accelerometer based step count StepWatchTMActivity Monitor. Average age was 26 +/- 3 years. A questionnaire was administered to evaluate subjective activity.
resultsParticipants wearing the shoulder orthosis were significantly less active than without immobilization by 2227.5 gait cycles/day (5501.2 with SO, 7728.7 without SO). Also, significantly more time in sedentary behavior occurred (< 400 steps/h) when the shoulder was immobilized. Patients were significantly more active without shoulder orthosis in medium level activities (800-999 steps/h). Differences for low (400-799 steps/h) and high activity levels (> 1000 steps/h) were not statistically significant. Subjective limitations while wearing the orthosis were graded at 2.343 on a scale of 0-4.
conclusionResults of this study show that even in young, healthy volunteers immobilization of the shoulder in an orthosis for 2 days leads to significantly reduced activity levels. A negative influence on general health, especially in older patients who are immobilized for up to 6 weeks, can potentially occur. Promoting physical activity during the immobilization period should be part of rehabilitation after injuries/surgery of the shoulder.
trial registrationRetrospectively registered in DRKS (DRKS00017636).
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