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Clinically Applicable Paper: Land-Based Versus Pool-Based Exercise For People Awaiting Joint Replacement Surgery Of The Hip Or Knee: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial, Cheryl Rudisile-Smith, Marissa Loosli, Jason Brumitt
Clinically Applicable Paper: Land-Based Versus Pool-Based Exercise For People Awaiting Joint Replacement Surgery Of The Hip Or Knee: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial, Cheryl Rudisile-Smith, Marissa Loosli, Jason Brumitt
Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy
Landbased versus pool-based exercise for people awaiting joint replacement surgery of the hip or knee: results of a randomized controlled trial
A Return To Running Program For The Postpartum Client: A Case Report, Jason Brumitt
A Return To Running Program For The Postpartum Client: A Case Report, Jason Brumitt
Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy
The purpose of this case report is to present a return to running program for a postpartum client who had delivered via cesarean section. The client, a 29-year-old female health care professional who was 8 months postcesarean section, was referred to physical therapy for a return to running exercise program. The client had three live births during a 30-month time period (February 2004 to August 2006). During her last labor she underwent an emergency cesarean section because of a low fetal heart rate. Since her surgery the client had not participated in an exercise routine. Following an 8-week training program …
Clinical Report: Land-Based Versus Pool-Based Exercise For People Awaiting Joint Replacement Surgery Of The Hip Or Knee: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial, C. Rudisile-Smith, M. Loosli, J. Brumitt
Clinical Report: Land-Based Versus Pool-Based Exercise For People Awaiting Joint Replacement Surgery Of The Hip Or Knee: Results Of A Randomized Controlled Trial, C. Rudisile-Smith, M. Loosli, J. Brumitt
Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy
Background: Individuals with either knee or hip osteoarthritis are at risk of experiencing pain and developing functional limitations (Bennell 2005). In many cases, to alleviate pain and improve one's quality of life, an individual may require a total joint replacement. Despite advances in surgical technique and joint replacement hardware, surgical procedures are not without risk. Conservative treatments, including therapeutic exercise programmes, may improve a patient's status while avoiding the potential risks associated with surgery (pain, medication utilisation, long bouts of rehabilitation, and/ or death). Researchers have demonstrated that some patients may experience improvements in pain and functional abilities after participating …