Abstract
Background: Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) is an effective method for relieving pain and improving gait function. However, THA patients demonstrate slow gait speed at discharge. Rehabilitation programs after THA require the immediate improvement of gait speed early in the postoperative period. To examine the immediate effects of seated side tapping training (SSTT), which focuses on lateral trunk movement and movement velocity, on gait function in early postoperative THA patients, the methods were as follows: The SSTT group performed five repetitions of a task in which they moved their trunks laterally to alternately touch markers to their left and right side as quickly as possible 10 times in a seated position. One set of SSTT lasted approximately 3 min. The control group rested in a seated position for 10 min. Results: Significant interactions were observed for gait speed, stride time, and stride time coefficient of variability. The SSTT group demonstrated significant pre-post-intervention improvement in gait speed, stride time, and coefficient of variability. Conclusions: SSTT improved both gait speed and gait stability and can be performed easily and safely. Therefore, single-session high-velocity trunk training may be an effective method to improve gait function immediately in early postoperative THA patients.
Highlights
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutralTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is an effective method for relieving pain and improving function, and activities of daily living [1,2]
This study aimed to examine the immediate effects of seated side tapping training (SSTT) on gait function in early postoperative Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) patients
The basic characteristics of both groups are shown in Table 1.inThe mean ages of the participants in the SSTT and control groups were 66.5 ± 7.0 years and
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutralTotal hip arthroplasty (THA) is an effective method for relieving pain and improving function, and activities of daily living [1,2]. THA patients demonstrate a very slow gait speed of 0.19–0.43 m/s at discharge [5] and improving gait function after THA by traditional rehabilitation programs requires a period of 6 to 12 weeks [6,7,8,9,10]. High-velocity training of hip joint muscles might have immediate effects on gait speed in patients with THA. Rehabilitation programs after THA require the immediate improvement of gait speed early in the postoperative period. To examine the immediate effects of seated side tapping training (SSTT), which focuses on lateral trunk movement and movement velocity, on gait function in early postoperative. The SSTT group demonstrated significant pre-post-intervention improvement in gait speed, stride time, and coefficient of variability
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