Table 1 Overview of Active Physiotherapy and Sham Physiotherapy Treatments. The times given are approximate
Active Physiotherapy Overview | Sham Physiotherapy Overview |
|---|---|
Session 1 (45-60 mins) • Subjective and objective assessment (20-25 mins) • Patient education (5 mins) • 2 of the mandatory manual therapy techniques (5-10 mins) • Teach hip abduction and knee extension strengthening home exercises (15-20 mins) | Session 1 (45-60 mins) • Subjective and objective assessment (20-25 mins) • Patient education (5 mins) • Information about gel and application (5-10 mins) • Information about pulsed ultrasound and application (10 mins) • Discuss log-book and attendance (5-10 mins) |
Session 2 (45-60 mins) • Subjective and objective re-assessment (10 mins) • Patient education (5-10 mins) • 2-4 of the mandatory manual therapy techniques (15-20 mins) • Teach all mandatory home exercises and check log-book (15-20 mins) | Session 2 (45-60 mins) • Subjective and objective re-assessment (23 mins) • Application of sham gel (10-15 mins) • Application of sham pulsed ultrasound (10-15 mins) • Check and discuss log-book (2-7 mins) |
Session 3-10 (30 mins) • Subjective and objective re-assessment (5 mins) • All mandatory manual therapy techniques with addition of optional techniques if justified (15 mins) • Progress all mandatory home exercises, addition of optional exercises if justified and check log-book (10 mins) | Session 3-10 (30 mins) • Subjective and objective re-assessment (13 mins) • Application of sham gel (7 mins) • Application of sham pulsed ultrasound (8 mins) •Check log-book (2 mins) |
Follow-up period • 5 home exercises 3 times/week | Follow-up period • Self-application of gel 3 times/week |