In:
Ortopedia Traumatologia Rehabilitacja, Index Copernicus, Vol. 19, No. 5 ( 2017-10-31), p. 0-0
Abstract:
Summary
Background. Proprioception and body balance after knee arthroplasty have a considerable impact on restoration of joint function and a normal gait pattern. Kinesiology Taping (KT) is a method that may be able to influence these factors. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of KT application on sensorimotor efficiency, balance and gait in patients undergoing rehabilitation after knee replacement surgery. Material and methods. The study involved 120 male and female patients (mean age was 69 years) after total knee replacement. The patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Experimental Group (n=51) and Control Group (n=60). Both groups underwent standard rehabilitation lasting 20 days. In addition, the Experimental Group received KT applications. Treatment outcomes were assessed based on tests evaluating balance, joint position sense and functional gait performance, conducted both before and after the therapy.
Results. Statistically significant improvements were noted across all the parameters assessed in the Experimental Group (p 〈 0.005). Significant improvements were also seen in the Control Group (p 〈 0.005), but, in percentage terms, the improvement was higher in the Experimental Group. The only exception was the right/left foot load distribution, whose symmetry improved proportionally in both groups.
Conclusions. 1. Patients after knee replacement surgery have considerable proprioception deficits, impaired body balance and reduced functional performance, which may increase the risk of falls in this group of patients. 2. Both standard physiotherapy and combination therapy with Kinesiology Taping (modified by the present authors) used in patients after knee arthroplasty may considerably improve the level of proprioception, body balance and overall functional performance. 3. The technique of dynamic taping proposed in this paper may optimise standard physiotherapy used in patients after knee arthroplasty and increase its clinical efficacy. Further studies are required.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1509-3492
,
2084-4336
DOI:
10.5604/01.3001.0010.5828
Language:
English
Publisher:
Index Copernicus
Publication Date:
2017
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2629930-6
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