ArticleJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2023
The acute effect of roller massager on knee joint range of motion and muscle pain in older adults with total knee arthroplasty.
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- Massage in the application of perioperative medicine: research hotspots and trends.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Platelet-Rich Plasma Combined with Physical Therapy on IL-1β, TGF-β1, and MMP-3 in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.Molecular biotechnology · 2025Article
- The acute cross-education effect of foam rolling on the thigh muscles in patients after total knee arthroplasty.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesOlder adults with total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have a limited range of knee joint motion due to pain and stiffness. A roller massager (RM) has recently been suggested to decrease pain and increase joint range of motion (ROM). Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the acute effect of RM intervention on pain and knee joint ROM in older adults with TKA in the second postoperative week.
methodsThe participants were 23 patients (76.3±5.4 years) who had undergone TKA for knee OA. The degree of pain during the ROM measurements was measured using the visual analog scale before and immediately after the RM intervention. The RM intervention was performed on the thigh's lateral, central, and medial parts for three sets of 60 s using an RM.
resultsRM intervention could significantly increase knee flexion ROM (p<0.01, d=0.41, Δchange: 4.1±3.2°) and decrease pain during the knee ROM measurements (p<0.01, d=-0.53, Δchange: -11.9±21.0).
conclusionsThe three sets of 60-s RM intervention significantly increased knee flexion ROM and reduced pain in older adults with TKA in the second postoperative week. These results show that RM intervention is an effective tool for treating stiffness and pain after TKA.
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