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- Title
Weight bearing protocol for surgical and non-surgical musculoskeletal disorders of the lower limbs.
- Authors
Irsay, László; Cotocel, Andreea; Neacşu, Anda; Năstase, Ioana; Ungur, Rodica; Borda, Ileana Monica; Ciortea, Viorela; Onac, Ioan
- Abstract
Admission of patients from the Orthopedic Surgery Department into the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation departments is very frequent. Depending on the case, immobilization is followed by a gradual increase in the weight placed on the lower limbs. The weight bearing rhythm and the recommended walking aids must be selected on an individualized basis, depending on the primary orthopedic problem as well as a number of other factors: the patient's muscle strength in the upper and lower limbs, their ability to maintain their static and dynamic balance, the integrity of their auditory, visual and proprioception systems and any associated cardiovascular, metabolic and respiratory disorders. The protocol below helps the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physician to establish the weight bearing rhythm for the lower limbs. It must be noted that the weight bearing program is selected on a strictly individualized basis and that there is no universally applicable protocol.
- Subjects
MUSCULOSKELETAL system diseases; ORTHOPEDIC apparatus; CARDIOVASCULAR diseases; CARDIOVASCULAR system; PROPRIOCEPTION; PROPRIOCEPTORS
- Publication
Palestrica of the Third Millennium Civilization & Sport, 2014, Vol 15, Issue 1, p59
- ISSN
1582-1943
- Publication type
Article