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    Does a more dynamic method of partial weight bearing instruction translate to improved protocols?

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    Publication date
    2018-11-02
    Author
    Graham, Claire
    Jeffrey, Sarah
    Hellawell, Michael
    Keyword
    Crutch-assisted gait
    Lower limb
    Partial weight bearing accuracy
    Rehabilitation
    Test-retest reliability
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    © 2018 MA Healthcare Ltd. This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in British Journal of Healthcare Management, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see [journal link].
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    Background: Partial weight bearing protocols are commonly incorporated into rehabilitation to enhance recovery. Patients are often prescribed protocols that refer to a percentage of their body weight, such as 20% weight bearing, that should be placed through the healing limb during activities such as walking (gait). In order to achieve these partial weight baring protocols patients are usually provided with walking aids such as crutches. Accurate reproducibility of and compliance with these protocols could be considered essential to the rehabilitation process, however poor reproducibility of partial weight bearing protocols during crutch assisted gait using a current method of instruction has been shown. Aims: The aim of this study was to determine whether a more dynamic method of partial weight bearing protocol instruction, was more accurately reproduced. Methods: In total, 16 participants were randomly allocated to one of two groups and were taught 20% partial weight bearing using two different methods of instruction. A participant’s ability to reproduce their target load using crutch assisted gait was assessed using a force plate. Findings: The mean error for the static method of instruction was significantly greater than the more dynamic method. Conclusion: As seen previously, the static method of instruction of partial weight bearing protocols, using bathroom scales, does not seem to translate accurately to dynamic motion; however, the more dynamic method assessed in this study appears to result in more accurate reproducibility.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10454/16645
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    Graham C, Jeffrey S and Hellawell M (2018) Does a more dynamic method of partial weight bearing instruction translate to improved protocols? British Journal of Healthcare Management. 24(11).
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    https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2018.24.11.536
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