Application of staged rehabilitation program combined with Pilates exercise in functional exercise for elderly patients after total knee arthroplasty
LU Anning
QIN Dechun
XU Yun
LIANG Xiaolei
WANG Shuyuan
Abstract：Objective:To explore the application effect of a staged rehabilitation program combined with Pilates exercise for elderly patients after total knee arthroplasty(TKA).Methods:A total of 84 patients who underwent TKA in a tertiary first-class hospital in Weifang city,Shandong Province,from October 2023 to March 2024,were selected as the research subjects.Upon admission,they were divided into a control group and an intervention group using a random number table method,with 42 cases in each group.The patients in control group received conventional rehabilitation training,while the patients in intervention group underwent staged Pilates rehabilitation training.The Barthel Index,knee joint score,range of motion(ROM),and Berg Balance Scale(BBS)scores were evaluated in both groups.Results:During the intervention period,1 participant in the intervention group was lost to follow-up,and 1 participant in the control group was transferred to another rehabilitation facility.Ultimately,a total of 84 cases completed the study.Patients in the Pilates training group had significantly higher BBS scores and Barthel Index at 1 week,1 month,and 3 months after operation compared with the control group(P<0.05).Additionally,their knee joint scores and ROM scores were significantly higher than those of the control group at 1 month and 3 months postoperatively(P<0.05).Conclusions:The staged rehabilitation program combined with Pilates exercise can effectively improve knee joint function and enhance balance ability in patients after total knee arthroplasty.
Keywords：total knee arthroplastyPilatesrehabilitation interventionosteoarthritisbalance abilityquality of lifenursing
Publication Date：2025-07-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 2205-2211 )