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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

Impact of Kinesiotherapy and Hydrokinetic Therapy on the Rehabilitation of Balance, Gait and Functional Capacity in Patients with Lower Limb Amputation: A Pilot Study.

Vlad-Theodor Cotrobas-Dascalu, Dana Badau, Marius Stoica, Adina Andreea Dreve, Corina Michaela Lorenta Predescu, Carmen Liliana Gherghel, Mircea Bratu, Popescu Raducu, Antoanela Oltean, Adela Badau

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Vlad-Theodor Cotrobas-DascaluFaculty of Physical Education and Sports, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania.
Dana BadauPetru Maior Faculty of Sciences and Letters, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1881-3531
Marius StoicaFaculty of Physical Education and Sports, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania.
Adina Andreea DreveFaculty of Physical Education and Sports, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania.
Corina Michaela Lorenta PredescuFaculty of Physical Education and Sports, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania.
Carmen Liliana GherghelFaculty of Physical Education and Sports, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1504-3479
Mircea BratuFaculty of Physical Education and Sports, National University of Physical Education and Sports, 060057 Bucharest, Romania.
Popescu RaducuFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.
Antoanela OlteanFaculty of Physical Education and Sport, Ovidius University of Constanta, 900470 Constanta, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8861-5541
Adela BadauPetru Maior Faculty of Sciences and Letters, George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology, 540142 Targu Mures, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1656-5060
National Academy of Physical Education and Sport · ROOvidius University · ROTransylvania University of Brașov · ROUniversitatea de Medicină, Farmacie, Științe și Tehnologie „George Emil Palade” din Târgu Mureș · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this pilot study was to identify impact differences in the rehabilitation of balance, gait and functional capacity in patients with lower limb amputation performing hydrokinetic therapy and kinesiotherapy programs during the pre-prosthetic and prosthetic phases. The study included 16 male patients aged 40-60 years with amputated lower limbs for 6 to 12 months, which involved transfemoral amputation (TFA), transtibial amputation (TTA), traumatic and vascular amputation, who were divided into the following two groups: the hydrokinetic therapy (HKT) group and the kinesiotherapy (KT) group, named after the content of the rehabilitation programs that were implemented for 2 weeks in the pre-prosthetic and prosthetic periods. The initial and final evaluation of the participants included the following tests: the Berg Scale and the four square test for the evaluation of the balance; the PodoSmart device for gait assessment; through the walking test over 6 min, we evaluated the functional capacity. The results were processed in SPSS 24. Analysis of the results on balance rehabilitation through the Berg Scale highlighted that the progress related to the mean of the total score was 7.62 points,

Indexed as

balancefunctional capacitygaithydrokinetic therapykinesiotherapylower limb amputationpre-prosthetic phaseprosthetic phasesrehabilitation

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PMID35887872
PMCPMC9316740
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