Table 4 Facility-specific overall objectives for the rehabilitation of THR patients and key exercise therapy components are shown. Agreement is defined when more than 80 % of answers coincided in one of the three combined categories
Missing | Low priority | Medium priority | High priority | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Objectives | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Agreement | ||||
Reducing muscular imbalances | 9 (2.9) | 29 (9.5) | 17 (5.6) | 258 (84.9) |
Improving mobility | 7 (2.2) | 30 (9.8) | 12 (3.9) | 264 (86.3) |
Restoring functional gait patterns | 7 (2.2) | 29 (9.5) | 9 (2.9) | 268 (87.6) |
Recovery of activities of daily living | 7 (2.2) | 31 (10.1) | 23 (7.5) | 252 (82.4) |
Pain reduction / freedom of pain | 5 (1.6) | 30 (9.7) | 24 (7.8) | 254 (82.5) |
Strengthening of hip muscles | 3 (1.0) | 31 (10) | 7 (2.3) | 272 (87.7) |
Disagreement | ||||
Improving balance control | 13 (4.2) | 26 (8.6) | 51 (17.0) | 223 (74.3) |
Improving core stability | 13 (4.2) | 24 (8.0) | 82 (27.3) | 194 (64.7) |
Key exercise therapy components | ||||
Agreement | ||||
Gait training | 7 (2.2) | 26 (8.5) | 12 (3.9) | 268 (87.6) |
Stair climbing | 12 (3.8) | 27 (8.7) | 24 (7.7) | 250 (83.1) |
Individual physiotherapy | 7 (2.2) | 28 (9.1) | 8 (2.6) | 270 (88.2) |
Disagreement | ||||
Gym exercises | 13 (4.2) | 40 (13.4) | 66 (22.0) | 194 (64.7) |
Continuous passive motion | 31 (10.0) | 110 (39) | 60 (21.3) | 112 (39.7) |
Neuromuscular /sensorimotor training | 37 (11.8) | 39 (14.1) | 64 (23.2) | 173 (62.7) |
Stretching | 21 (6.7) | 42 (14.4) | 51 (17.5) | 199 (68.2) |
Water exercises | 12 (3.8) | 36 (12.0) | 49 (16.3) | 216 (71.8) |
Ergometer cycling | 19 (6.1) | 52 (17.6) | 77 (26.2) | 165 (56.1) |
Walking exercises | 38 (12.1) | 149 (54.1) | 63 (22.9) | 63 (22.9) |
Manual therapy | 31 (10.0) | 83 (29.5) | 58 (20.6) | 141 (50.0) |
Group exercises | 16 (5.1) | 40 (13.5) | 36 (12.1) | 221 (74.4) |