The study will test the efficacy of the treatment of soft tissues for osteoarthritis patients that are waiting for total hip arthroplasty. The fascial manipulation provides a deep pressure of specific points of the muscle fascia. The aims of this treatment are the improve of pain before the surgery and the improve of functional performance after the surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Recruited patients in study's group will be treated with the standard treatment and fascial manipulation. Specific points of fascial tissue will be treated with a deep friction to improve elasticity. The number of point treated will be refered to a specific evaluation for each patient. Fascial manipulation provide 3 session treatment (one treatment for week).
Before surgery, standard physiotherapy treatment provides an education session about the rehabilitation program tha is going to be execute after surgery. After surgery 2 daily physiotherapy treatment are implemented: bed exercise as active and passive flex-extension of lower limb, movements for postural change to reach sitting and standing position, walking training.
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Bo, Italy
pain is measured by numeric rating scale
Time frame: 3 weeks before surgery
performance measurement assessed with Oxford Hip Scale, 30 second chair stand test, 10 meters walking test, Iova level of assistance.
Time frame: a month after surgery
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