Abstracts tagged "physical therapy and pilot study"

Abstract Number: 415 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
1-Year Outcomes from a Novel Physical Therapist-Administered Physical Activity Intervention after Total Knee Replacement: A Pilot Study
Meredith Christiansen¹, Louise Thoma², Hiral Master¹, Dana Mathews³, Laura Schmitt¹, Melissa Ziegler⁴ and Daniel White⁵, ¹Physical Therapy and Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ²Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ³Physical Therapy, Biomechanics and Movement Science, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ⁴Biostatistics Core, College of Health Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, ⁵Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Physical activity (PA) does not increase after total knee replacement (TKR) despite improvements in pain and function. A potential solution to this problem is…