Rehabilitation News

The role of rehabilitation is undergoing a renaissance in orthopedic surgery.

Patients who begin walking within 24 hours after total knee arthroplasty had a significantly lower incidence of deep venous thromboembolism compared to patients who begin mobilization on the second postoperative day, according to a study by researchers in Australia.

Commercially available shoulder braces vary significantly in their abilities to achieve and maintain desired external rotation, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers.

A rehabilitation protocol that involves initiating progressive eccentric resistance exercises 3 weeks after patients undergo anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction can more than double quadriceps and gluteus maximus volumes over that seen with standard rehabilitation programs, according to a study by researchers at the University of Utah.

While exercise is often used successfully in treating postop joint replacement patients, a presurgical exercise regime can be beneficial, too, according to a study published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Orthopedists in South Carolina recently lost another battle in the issue of physician-owned physical therapy services.

Cryotherapy combined with compression can effectively control pain after total knee arthroplasty, and may improve postop range of motion, a prospective study found.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Applying an innovative pain control regimen helped a New York orthopedic surgeon greatly reduce the number of total knee arthroplasty patients with difficulty obtaining proper postop knee function.

Controlling pain using a femoral nerve catheter rather than standard intravenous opioids may improve early knee function after total knee arthroplasty, a study suggests.

WASHINGTON – U.S. soldiers are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with amputated or severely wounded limbs. Thoughts of these soldiers receiving prosthetic arms controlled simply with the power of the mind or regeneration of lost limbs were once only fantastic dreams, however recent investigations by a Department of Defense agency may, someday, make those fantasies come true.