27 Oct Physical Activity Doesn’t Increase After Hip Replacement

MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Tom Withers
Research Student, School of Health Sciences
University East Anglia
Norwich, UK

MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?

Response: There is a lot of subjective evidence to suggest that physical activity does not improve following hip replacement we wanted to therefore synthesise the current evidence to come to a more objective conclusion.

The main finding from this study is that physical activity does not significantly change pre-operatively compared to up to one year post-operatively.

MedicalResearch.com: What should readers take away from your report?

Response: That although a number of hip replacement patients have the procedure to be able to be more physically active there is no evidence that this is actually happening.

MedicalResearch.com: What recommendations do you have for future research as a result of this study?

Response: Future research needs to better understand the physical activity goals of hip replacement patients and build a rehabilitation package that will allow them to be more physicaly active post-surgery.

MedicalResearch.com: Thank you for your contribution to the MedicalResearch.com community.

Citation:

T. M. Withers, S. Lister, C. Sackley, A. Clark, T. O. Smith. Is there a difference in physical activity levels in patients before and up to one year after unilateral total hip replacement? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 2016;
DOI: 10.1177/0269215516673884

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Last Updated on October 27, 2016 by Marie Benz MD FAAD