No exacerbation of knee joint pain and effusion following preoperative progressive resistance training in patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty: secondary analyses from a randomized controlled trial

Preoperative progressive resistance training (PRT) is controversial in patients scheduled for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), because of the concern that it may exacerbate knee joint pain and effusion.

Source: PM and R - November 9, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Birgit Skoffer, Ulrik Dalgas, Thomas Maribo, Kjeld S øballe, Inger Mechlenburg Source Type: research