The efficacy of early initiated, supervised, progressive resistance training compared to unsupervised, home-based exercise after unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial

Abstract

Progressive resistance training two days/week combined with home based exercise five days/week was not superior to home based exercise seven days/week in improving leg extension power of the operated leg.

The effects of a home-based exercise intervention on elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis: a quasi-experimental study

“…Rehabilitation physicians and researchers are increasingly recognizing the value of home-based exercise, which is a time-efficient and convenient treatment modality for patients with chronic diseases such as KOA [14]. It can performed by patients individually at home, unsupervised, and without professional equipment [15]. The goal of home-based and hospital-based exercise is the same; that is, to relieve pain and improve function by strengthening lower limb muscles, improving neuromuscular control, and range of joint motion in the affected knees [15, 16].…”

“…It can performed by patients individually at home, unsupervised, and without professional equipment [15]. The goal of home-based and hospital-based exercise is the same; that is, to relieve pain and improve function by strengthening lower limb muscles, improving neuromuscular control, and range of joint motion in the affected knees [15, 16]. The difference is that a home-exercise program needs to be easier to learn and safer to do than a hospital program, especially for elderly patients with KOA, because it is not supervised by a physiotherapist.…”

Effective exercise intervention period for improving body function or activity in patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis

“…95% CI, −1.13 to −0.18; I 2 = 57%; evidence level = low), 36,40 and gait speed (SMD = 0.42; 95% CI, 0.04 to 0.80; I 2 = 30%; evidence level = low) 39,42,45 were more improved in the experimental group at 8 weeks after the start of exercise after discharge than in the control group. A meta-analysis showed no intergroup difference with respect active knee extension ROM.…”

“…The intervention period of the exercise being considered in the previous study was 8 weeks. A meta-analysis showed that pain (SMD = −0.65; 95% CI, −1.22 to −0.08; I 2 = 84%; evidence level = low), 35,40,44,45 WOMAC physical function (SMD = −0.40; 95% CI, −0.74 to 0.07; I 2 = 0%; evidence level = moderate), 35,40 and stiffness (SMD = −0.42; 95% CI, −0.75 to 0.08; I 2 = 2%; evidence level = moderate), 35,40 knee extension strength (SMD = 1.01; 95% CI, 0.17 to 1.84; I 2 = 87%; evidence level = low), 40,44 active knee flexion ROM (SMD = 0.29; 95% CI, 0.00 to 0.58; I 2 = 0%; evidence level = moderate), 40,41 TUG (SMD = −0.66;…”

Effectiveness of the Self-Care Sandbag Exercise Program for the Osteoarthritis of Knee Patients in the Secondary Care in Thailand: Randomized Control Trial

“…A recent estimation revealed that approximately 250 million individuals are suffering from OA worldwide, and the knee joint is the most frequently affected joint with an incidence of 16-17% among people aged 50 to 75 years ( Huang et al, 2017) . Chronic pain and impaired physical function are recognized as the main issues affecting quality of life for patients with OA of the knee ( Nelson et al, 2014) and guides for improving the long-term outcomes of pain and physical function for patients with OA of the knee ( Jorgensen et al, 2017). As mentioned above, osteoarthritis of knee has changed for the worse in adults and elderly.…”