Rehabilitation of patients with rheumatoid arthritis after hip arthroplasty

Abstract

A complex of rehabilitation measures for 72 patients with rheumatoid arthritis after total hip arthroplasty is presented. Complex restorative treatment was carried out: physical treatment aimed at restoring muscle function; physical and manual treatment aimed at reducing pain syndrome, teaching the correct load on the operated limb when walking with crutches and the recommended amplitude of movements in the joint. Stabilometry was performed on the BioMera platform, a complex for diagnostics, treatment, and rehabilitation of patients with motor pathologies «Trust-M». Methods of descriptive statistics were used. The main attention was paid to restoration or retraining of patients after hip arthroplasty to a normal dynamic walking stereotype. Patients were trained both to walk with and without crutches, to perform a normal walking cycle with the maximum possible observance of its normalized periods when transitioning to walking without support. For this purpose, the patient and others were familiarized with the rules of the normal walking pattern.