Rehabilitation News

A 4-week training protocol of hip, knee and core exercises on a full body, vibration platform may improve function and relieve pain in the short term for patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome, according to published results.

A 4-month, multimodal protocol of patient-specific preoperative education and unsupervised postoperative rehabilitation “dramatically reduced” patients’ narcotic use, therapy needs and length of stay following total knee arthroplasty.

Patients who expect to do well with yoga and physical therapy have the best outcomes in the treatment of chronic low back pain, according published results.

Movement retraining without adhering to basic motor control principles may be associated with increased patellofemoral pain, according to published results.

Elite athletes with multiligament knee injuries experienced high return-to-play and reoperation rates, according to study results presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting.

Researchers found no differences in postoperative recovery or discontinuation of narcotics between patients who had one-level minimally invasive lumbar decompression and those who had a one-level minimally invasive lumbar fusion.

A comprehensive return-to-play program is cost-effective and reduces retear risk in young patients after ACL reconstructive surgery, according to a pediatric sports medicine specialist.

Patients with femoroacetabular impingement who had arthroscopic surgery saw better short-term results compared with patients who had only physical therapy, according to data published in the Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery.

Platelet-rich plasma combined with physical therapy for hamstring injury did not yield significant reductions in time to return to play or reinjury rates compared with no treatment or physical therapy alone, according to a study.

A patient’s postoperative posture has no effect on arthroscopically treated acromioclavicular dislocation, as no significant changes were found in coracoclavicular distance, according to published results.