Beschreibung
Total knee replacement is a surgical procedure most commonly performed in patients with severe osteoarthritis of knee and also for other knee disease such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Post operative complications after this surgeries are pain, impaired proprioception, difficulty in ADL's and falls due to balance issues. Falls and loss of balance most commonly occur during movement-related tasks such as walking and less frequently during static activities. Physiotherapy treatment have effective measures to cope up with this patients problems. During hospital stay, physiotherapy targets mobilization and achievement of functional goals relating to hospital discharge. Further post discharge physiotherapy and exercise best interventions promote retraining and functional improvement. With more concentrating on balance training, helps the patients with total knee replacement to live a better life.
Autorenporträt
Dr. Priyanka Jadhav is persuing Master of Physiotherapy (Musculoskletal Sciences) at Dr. Vithalrao Vikhe Patil foundation's, College of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar (Maharashtra). Her research interest is in the area of patients with Total Knee arthroplasty. Currently she is carrying out a research on total knee arthroplasty.
Herstellerkennzeichnung:
OmniScriptum SRL
Str. Armeneasca 28/1, office 1
2012 Chisinau
MD
E-Mail: info@omniscriptum.com
