Document Type
Article
Language
eng
Format of Original
8 p.
Publication Date
12-2011
Publisher
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Source Publication
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Source ISSN
1064-8011
Original Item ID
doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318202e431
Abstract
Preparing for the stress of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery by exercise training (prehabilitation) may improve strength and function before surgery and, if effective, has the potential to contribute to postoperative recovery. Subjects with severe osteoarthritis (OA), pain intractable to medicine and scheduled for TKA were randomized into a usual care (UC) group (n = 36) or usual care and exercise (UC + EX) group (n = 35). The UC group maintained normal daily activities before their TKA. The UC + EX group performed a comprehensive prehabilitation program that included resistance training using bands, flexibility, and step training at least 3 times per week for 4-8 weeks before their TKA in addition to UC. Leg strength (isokinetic peak torque for knee extension and flexion) and ability to perform functional tasks (6-minute walk, 30 second sit-to-stand repetitions, and the time to ascend and descend 2 flights of stairs) were assessed before randomization at baseline (T1) and 1 week before the subject's TKA (T2). Repeated-measures analysis of variance indicated a significant group by time interaction (p < 0.05) for the 30-second sit-to-stand repetitions, time to ascend the first flight of stairs, and peak torque for knee extension in the surgical knee. Prehabilitation increased leg strength and the ability to perform functional tasks for UC + EX when compared to UC before TKA. Short term (4-8 weeks) of prehabilitation was effective for increasing strength and function for individuals with severe OA. The program studied is easily transferred to a home environment, and clinicians working with this population should consider prehabilitation before TKA. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Recommended Citation
Swank, Ann M.; Kachelman, Joseph B.; Bibeau, Wendy; Quesada, Peter M.; Nyland, John; Malkani, Arthur; and Topp, Robert V., "Prehabilitation Before Total Knee Arthroplasty Increases Strength and Function in Older Adults With Severe Osteoarthritis" (2011). College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications. 112.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/nursing_fac/112
Comments
Accepted version. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, Vol. 25, No. 2, (December 2011): 318-325. DOI. © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. Used with permission.