Effects of pulsed ultrasound with low-intensity on recovery of physical impairments after total knee arthroplasty: a preliminary quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Munajat, Munayati, Mohd Nordin, Nor Azlin, Mohamad Yahya, Nor Hamdan, Zulkifly, Ahmad Hafiz
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 2021
• Subjects: RM695 Physical medicine. Physical therapy
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92090/7/92090_Effects%20of%20pulsed%20ultrasound%20with%20low-intensity%20on%20recovery%20of%20physical%20impairments.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92090/8/92090_Effects%20of%20pulsed%20ultrasound%20with%20low-intensity%20on%20recovery_Scopus.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92090/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2021040613130822_MJMHS_0187.pdf

Introduction: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) commonly cause physical impairments, which necessitate physiotherapy post-operatively. Low-intensity pulsed ultrasound is an adjuvant treatment to conventional physiotherapy; howev- er, its effects on TKA recovery require further investigation. The study a...