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Judd DL, Cheuy V, Peters A, Graber J, Hinrichs-Kinney L, Forster JE, Christiansen CL, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Incorporating Functional Strength Integration Techniques During Total Hip Arthroplasty Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Phys Ther 2024; 104:pzad168. [PMID: 38102757 DOI: 10.1093/ptj/pzad168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is a common orthopedic procedure that alleviates pain for millions of individuals. Yet, persistent physical function deficits, perhaps associated with movement compensations, are observed after THA. These deficits negatively affect quality of life and health for many individuals. Functional strength integration (FSI) techniques combine muscle strength training with specific movement retraining to improve physical function. This study aimed to determine if FSI would improve functional performance through remediation of movement compensations for individuals after THA. METHODS A double-blind randomized controlled trial was conducted. Ninety-five participants were randomized to either the FSI or control (CON) group for an 8-week intervention. The FSI protocol included exercise to improve muscular control and stability around the hip to minimize movement compensation during daily activity. The CON protocol included low-load resistance exercise, range-of-motion activities, and patient education. Functional performance, muscle strength, and self-reported outcomes were measured preoperatively, midway and after intervention, and 6 months after THA. Change from preoperative assessment to each time point was measured, and between-group differences were assessed. RESULTS There were minimal differences in outcomes between groups at the first postoperative assessment. There were no statistically significant between-group differences in the later assessments, including the primary endpoint. Both groups improved functional outcomes throughout the study period. CONCLUSION The FSI intervention did not result in greater improvements in function after THA compared to the CON intervention. Future work should further investigate additional biomechanical outcomes, timing of the FSI protocol, effective dosing, and patient characteristics predictive of success with FSI. IMPACT Recovery after THA is complex, and individuals after THA are affected by persistent movement deficits that affect morbidity and quality of life. The present study suggests that either approach to THA rehabilitation could improve outcomes for patients, and that structured rehabilitation programs may benefit individuals after THA.
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- Dana L Judd
- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- US Department of Veterans Affairs, Rocky Mountain Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Physical Therapy Program, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
- VA Eastern Colorado Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC), VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Pak SS, Ratoza M, Cheuy V. Examining rehabilitation access disparities: an integrated analysis of electronic health record data and population characteristics through bivariate choropleth mapping. BMC Health Serv Res 2024; 24:170. [PMID: 38321457 PMCID: PMC10848529 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-10649-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite efforts to view electronic health records (EHR) data through an equity lens, crucial contextual information regarding patients' social environments remains limited. Integrating EHR data and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology can give deeper insights into the relationships between patients' social environments, health outcomes, and geographic factors. This study aims to identify regions with the fastest and slowest access to outpatient physical therapy services using bivariate choropleth maps to provide contextual insights that may contribute to health disparity in access. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of patients' access timelines for the first visit to outpatient physical therapy services (n = 10,363). The three timelines evaluated were (1) referral-to-scheduled appointment time, (2) scheduled appointment to first visit time, and (3) referral to first visit time. Hot and coldspot analyses (CI 95%) determined the fastest and slowest access times with patient-level characteristics and bivariate choropleth maps that were developed to visualize associations between access patterns and disadvantaged areas using Area Deprivation Index scores. Data were collected between January 1, 2016 and January 1, 2020. EHR data were geocoded via GIS technology to calculate geospatial statistics (Gi∗ statistic from ArcGIS Pro) in an urban area. RESULTS Statistically significant differences were found for all three access timelines between coldspot (i.e., fast access group) and hotspot (i.e., slow access group) comparisons (p < .05). The hotspot regions had higher deprivation scores; higher proportions of residents who were older, privately insured, female, lived further from clinics; and a higher proportion of Black patients with orthopaedic diagnoses compared to the coldspot regions. CONCLUSIONS Our study identified and described local areas with higher densities of patients that experienced longer access times to outpatient physical therapy services. Integration of EHR and GIS data is a more robust method to identify health disparities in access to care. With this approach, we can better understand the intricate interplay between social, economic, and environmental factors contributing to health disparities in access to care.
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- Sang S Pak
- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1500 Owens St Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
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- College of Rehabilitative Sciences, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, Austin, TX, USA
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, School of Medicine, University of California San Francisco, 1500 Owens St Suite 400, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Cheuy V, Picciolini S, Bedoni M. Progressing the field of Regenerative Rehabilitation through novel interdisciplinary interaction. NPJ Regen Med 2020; 5:16. [PMID: 33042583 PMCID: PMC7511907 DOI: 10.1038/s41536-020-00102-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The synergy between biological and bioengineering advances is critical to developing novel and impactful translational therapies. However, there currently are few opportunities for regenerative scientists to be exposed to the methodologies commonly employed in the clinic by rehabilitation professionals, and most rehabilitation scientists and clinicians are not exposed to the many advances of regenerative medicine. This disconnect has impeded the pace of progress in the field. The Eighth Annual International Symposium on Regenerative Rehabilitation brought together basic scientists, engineers, and rehabilitation clinicians to present scientifically rigorous and cutting-edge research and clinical management, focusing on new and innovative approaches that combine discoveries in tissue engineering, medical devices, and cellular therapies with rehabilitative protocols.
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- Victor Cheuy
- Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA.,Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
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Zeni JA, Flowers P, Bade M, Cheuy V, Stevens-Lapsley J, Snyder-Mackler L. Stiff knee gait may increase risk of second total knee arthroplasty. J Orthop Res 2019; 37:397-402. [PMID: 30387528 PMCID: PMC9003573 DOI: 10.1002/jor.24175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2017] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) progression in the contralateral limb after unilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) may be related to altered and asymmetrical movement patterns that overload the contralateral joints. The purpose of this study was to determine if biomechanical factors after unilateral TKA were associated with future contralateral TKA. One hundred and fifty-eight individuals who underwent unilateral TKA completed three dimensional motion analysis 6-24 months after unilateral TKA (baseline). Subjects were re-contacted for follow-up (mean 5.89 years after baseline testing) to determine if they had undergone a contralateral TKA. Biomechanical variables from gait at baseline were compared between those who did and did not undergo contralateral TKA at follow-up using one-way ANOVAs. Odds ratios were calculated for variables found to be significant in the ANOVA models. Individuals who underwent contralateral TKA had less knee flexion excursion (10.5° vs. 12.1°; p = 0.032) and less knee extension excursion (8.2° vs. 9.6°; p = 0.035) at baseline on the operated side during walking. Individuals who underwent contralateral TKA also had less knee flexion excursion on the contralateral limb at baseline (11.9° vs. 14.0°; p = 0.017). For every additional degree of knee flexion excursion on the contralateral knee at baseline, there was a 9.1% reduction in risk of future contralateral TKA. Individuals who walked with stiffer gait patterns were more likely to undergo future contralateral TKA. Clinical Significance: Altered movement patterns after surgery may increase the risk for contralateral TKA. Knee excursion is an important metric to include in outcome studies and may serve as a target of rehabilitation after TKA. © 2018 Orthopaedic Research Society. Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Orthop Res 37:397-402, 2019.
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- Joseph A. Zeni
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. School of Health Professions. Department of Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences. Doctor of Physical Therapy Program - North
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- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
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- University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Physical Therapy Program, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus, Physical Therapy Program, Aurora, CO, USA
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- University of Delaware, Department of Physical Therapy, Biomechanics and Movement Science Program
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Hastings MK, Mueller MJ, Woodburn J, Strube MJ, Commean P, Johnson JE, Cheuy V, Sinacore DR. Acquired midfoot deformity and function in individuals with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2016; 32:261-7. [PMID: 26588885 PMCID: PMC4779409 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Revised: 10/30/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes mellitus related medial column foot deformity is a major contributor to ulceration and amputation. However, little is known about the relationship between medial column alignment and function and the integrity of the soft tissues that support and move the medial column. The purposes of this study were to determine the predictors of medial column alignment and function in people with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy. METHODS 23 participants with diabetes and neuropathy had radiographs, heel rise kinematics, magnetic resonance imaging and isokinetic muscle testing to measure: 1) medial column alignment (Meary's angle--the angle between the 1st metatarsal longitudinal axis and the talar head and neck), 2) medial column function (forefoot relative to hindfoot plantarflexion during heel rise), 3) intrinsic foot muscle and fat volume, ratio of posterior tibialis to flexor digitorum tendon volume, 4) plantar fascia function (Meary's angle change from toes flat to extended) and 5) plantarflexor peak torque. Predictors of medial column alignment and function were determined using simultaneous entry multiple regression. FINDINGS Posterior tibialis to flexor digitorum tendon volume ratio and intrinsic foot muscle volume were significant predictors of medial column alignment (P<.05), accounting for 44% of the variance. Intrinsic foot fat volume and plantarflexor peak torque were significant predictors of medial column function (P<.05), accounting for 37% of the variance. INTERPRETATION Deterioration of medial column supporting structures predicted alignment and function. Prospective research is required to monitor alignment, structure, and function over time to inform early intervention strategies to prevent deformity, ulceration, and amputation.
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- Mary K Hastings
- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Institute for Applied Health Research, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow City, UK
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- Department of Psychology, Washington University in St. Louis, MO 63105, USA
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- Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Program in Physical Therapy, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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