Physical Therapist

SAN ANTONIO — In this video, Grant E. Garrigues, MD, FAAOS, discusses two trials that compared outcomes for surgeon-directed home exercise vs. therapist-guided, in-office rehabilitation after reverse shoulder arthroplasty.

Published results showed rotator cuff rehabilitation exercises supervised by a physical therapist in the clinic may more effectively reduce pain and improve range of motion vs. self-performed therapy at home.

Race was not a “substantial, independent predictor” of functional outcomes following total knee replacement, but marginal differences in care were observed across treatment settings, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Abstract submission for the upcoming EFORT Annual Congress in Vienna, Austria will be running on our online scientific platform until Friday, 15 November 2019 at 23:59 CET.

Online reviews have been infiltrating the internet since the early 2000s and have been further influenced by the growth of Amazon with product reviews and more recently with Google, which implemented reviews as part of its overall search platform. From an orthopedic perspective, reviews have proliferated throughout numerous sites and work so differently that few single strategies can solve the online reputation challenge.

Abstract submission for the upcoming EFORT Congress in Vienna opens on 16 September 2019 and gives all members of the orthopaedic and trauma community the chance to have their work integrated into the scientific program for the EFORT Congress and be an active part of the meeting.

Stroke survivors improved their aerobic capacity and walking ability after completing group-based aerobic exercise programs that are similar in design and duration to cardiac rehabilitation programs in the U.S.