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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/16/195
doi:10.1186/s12891-015-0644-9
Abstract:
Background: Sensorimotor function is degraded in patients after lower limb arthroplasty. Sensorimotor training isthought to improve sensorimotor skills, however, the optimal training stimulus with regard to volume, frequency,duration, and intensity is still unknown. The aim of this study, therefore, was to firstly quantify the progression ofsensorimotor function after total hip (THA) or knee (TKA) arthroplasty and, as second step, to evaluate effects ofdifferent sensorimotor training volumes.
Methods: 58 in-patients during their rehabilitation after THA or TKA participated in this prospective cohort study.Sensorimotor function was assessed using a test battery including measures of stabilization capacity, static balance,proprioception, and gait, along with a self-reported pain and function. All participants were randomly assigned toone of three intervention groups performing sensorimotor training two, four, or six times per week. Outcomemeasures were taken at three instances, at baseline (pre), after 1.5 weeks (mid) and at the conclusion of the3 week program (post).
Results: All measurements showed significant improvements over time, with the exception of proprioceptionand static balance during quiet bipedal stance which showed no significant main effects for time or intervention.There was no significant effect of sensorimotor training volume on any of the outcome measures.
Conclusion: We were able to quantify improvements in measures of dynamic, but not static, sensorimotor functionduring the initial three weeks of rehabilitation following TKA/THA. Although sensorimotor improvements wereindependent of the training volume applied in the current study, long-term effects of sensorimotor training volumeneed to be investigated to optimize training stimulus recommendations.