Kristen Burke, MSPT, physical therapist in rehabilitation medicine discussed changes in the field with ADVANCE for PT and Rehab Medicine.
“The biggest change in the rehabilitation of patients who undergo total knee and hip replacement is the trend toward earlier and more intensive rehabilitation,” she said. “Patients are typically up and moving the same day, bearing full weight with therapist assistance.”
Kristen has experience working at JeffFIT outpatient physical therapy and with inpatient orthopedic patients.
The article discusses the role of physical therapy before and after a lower extremity joint replacement.
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