دورية أكاديمية
Current Rehabilitation Practices and Return to Sports Criteria After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Survey of Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia.
| العنوان: | Current Rehabilitation Practices and Return to Sports Criteria After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Survey of Physical Therapists in Saudi Arabia. |
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| المؤلفون: | Alshehri, Yasir S., Aljohani, Marwan M. A., Alzahrani, Hosam, Alzhrani, Msaad, Alkhathami, Khalid M., Alshahrani, Adel, Khaled, Osama A. |
| المصدر: | Journal of Sport Rehabilitation; Feb2024, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p114-120, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | SPORTS injury prevention, SPORTS re-entry, EXERCISE tests, MUSCLE contraction, CROSS-sectional method, FUNCTIONAL status, ANTERIOR cruciate ligament injuries, QUESTIONNAIRES, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, ANTERIOR cruciate ligament surgery, DECISION making in clinical medicine, ISOKINETIC exercise, PHYSICAL therapists' attitudes, REHABILITATION |
| مصطلحات جغرافية: | SAUDI Arabia |
| مستخلص: | Context: With the high prevalence of anterior cruciate ligament rupture among young and active individuals, rehabilitation after the injury and surgery should meet the current evidence-based recommendations to restore knee function and reduce the risk of further injury. This study aimed to investigate the current rehabilitation practices and return to sports (RTS) criteria after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) among physical therapists in Saudi Arabia. Design: Online cross-sectional survey-based study. Methods: A total of 177 physical therapists in Saudi Arabia participated in this survey. The survey included questions about the preferred postoperative timing and frequency of rehabilitation, current views on the importance of preoperative and postoperative rehabilitation to the overall outcomes, the timeframe of RTS, and the decision-making process to RTS. Results: Most therapists (96.6%) believed preoperative rehabilitation was essential/important to postoperative outcomes. Two-thirds encouraged patients to start rehabilitation program within 1 to 4 days immediately post-ACLR. RTS was permitted 6 to 9 months post-ACLR by 60% of therapists if satisfied with patient progress and capacity. Factors considered before RTS included knee strength (72.9%), functional capacity (86.4%), lower limb and trunk mechanics (62.7%), and psychological readiness (42.2%). Knee strength was assessed by manual muscle testing (39%), handheld dynamometry (15.3%), and isokinetic dynamometer (13.6%). While 60% of the therapists used single-limbed hop for distance for evaluating functional capacity, only 27.1% used a hop test battery. Conclusions: The surveyed physical therapists in Saudi Arabia demonstrated variations in the current rehabilitation practices and RTS criteria post-ACLR. Over half of the surveyed therapists considered preoperative rehabilitation essential to postoperative outcomes. However, the therapists should update their perspective with current evidence-based practice regarding the RTS timeframe, psychological readiness assessment for RTS, and knee strength evaluation using objective measurements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| قاعدة البيانات: | Complementary Index |
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