A well-designed exercise program prescribed prior to referral for orthopedic surgery can play a key role in reducing waiting lists and lead to better selections of patients likely to benefit from surgery, according to a presenter at the EFORT Congress in Istanbul.
Ewa M. Roos, PT, PhD, of the Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics and faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Denmark, Odense, said it is paramount patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee and hip be prescribed exercise regimes tailored to their individual needs.
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