Effectiveness of physical therapy

You are required to conduct research on the effectiveness of physical therapy in treating patients who have undergone Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery to assist them to walk without support, after 6 weeks. You need to ensure all information collected is relevant to the identified research objective.

Research objective:

• To assess whether physical therapy assists patients who have undergone Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery to walk without support, after 6 weeks.

You are to access the following two (2) sources, and answer the questions below:

• Source 1

‘A randomized trial to compare exercise treatment methods for patients after total knee replacement: protocol paper.’

https://bmcmusculoskeletdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12891-015-0761-5

• Source 2

‘Early High Intensity Rehabilitation Following Total Knee Arthroplasty ImprovesOutcomes.’

https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2011.3734

Research objective/s:

• To assess whether physical therapy assists patients who have undergone Total Knee Replacement (TKR) surgery to walk without support, after 6 weeks.

1. Identify at least two (2) methods you can use to gather information about the effectiveness of physical therapy in helping patients walk without assistance, 6 weeks after TKR surgery. Briefly explain why the selected methods are suitable for this research project.

1. Using the two (2) sources identified above, gather information systematically. Ensure you answer the following:

• Identify a clinical question you will use that is relevant to the research objective outlined above.

• Assess the strength, relevance, reliability and currency and both sources of information. (200

– 250 words)

• Briefly draw a conclusion, based on the findings. (50 – 80 words)