Journal of Sport and Kinetic Movement (Jul 2018)

THE BENEFITS OF KINETIC PROGRAM FOR PACIENTS WITH TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS

  • Eva Ilie Moldoveanu,
  • Denisa Enescu Bieru,
  • Ramona Denise Malin,
  • Catalin Popescu,
  • Anamaria Kese

Journal volume & issue
Vol. I, no. 31
pp. 27 – 32

Abstract

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Background. The aim of this paper is to study the importance of kinetic treatment in the postoperative rehabilitation of muscle strength in order to restore joint range of motion (ROM), flexibility and improve gait for total hip prosthesis patients, also to relieve pain and for increase patient quality of life on long term. We consider that an individualized kinetic program is applied as early as possible for functional rehabilitation of the prosthetic hip then the socio-professional reintegration will be faster and the quality of life will increased. Methods. A retrospective study on 15 patients who underwent a rehabilitation treatment after balancing prosthesis intervention from June 2017 to February 2018 at the Calafat Rehabilitation Hospital. 12 who participate to the kinetic program (B1 group), and 3 (B2 group) who are unable to benefit from this program due to major contraindications. The evaluations were performed at admission, during the kinetic program (after 30 days) and at the end of the program (after 90 days). Results. There are significant differences between B1 group and B2. It's noted that hip joint ROM is higher for group B1 than group B2, the faster rehabilitation trend is observed for patients in group B1 due to the fact that they also work for the rehabilitation of muscle strength. The significant results of the active ROM is recorded at 90 days postoperatively, during this time the patients of the B1 lot gain a muscle hip joint strength. Conclusions. The postoperative evolution of patients with total hip prosthesis requires a complex assessment to establish the patient's functional abilities. In this study we found that within the 30 and 90 day evaluation following individualized rehab programs compared to patients who didn’t follow such a program, a feature highlighted in particular by the obvious improvement in functional abilities gait parameters at this patients.

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