SynthesisJournal of medical Internet research2024
Effects of Prehabilitation With Advanced Technologies in Patients With Musculoskeletal Diseases Waiting for Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Telerehabilitation versus face-to-face physical therapy for middle-aged patients with degenerative meniscal tear in China: a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Compliance with Home-Based Prehabilitation and Length of Stay After Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Prospective Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Post-operative pain control in arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs: a prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing interscalene catheters and single-shot blocks.JSES international · 2026Article
- Using a Co-Designed Digital Self-Management Program to Prepare Patients for Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery: Pragmatic Pilot Study.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundPrehabilitation delivered with advanced technologies represents a great chance for patients to optimize pre- and postoperative outcomes, reduce costs, and overcome travel-related barriers.
objectiveWe aim to evaluate the effects of prehabilitation delivered with advanced technologies on clinically relevant outcomes among patients affected by musculoskeletal diseases and waiting for surgery.
methodsWe searched the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, PEDro, and CINAHL databases up to February 2, 2023. ClinicalTrials.gov was also searched for registered protocols. Randomized controlled trials and nonrandomized intervention studies with adult participants of both sexes, affected by any musculoskeletal disease, and undergoing prehabilitation with advanced technologies or standard care were included. Study selection, data extraction, and critical appraisal were conducted in duplicate. Data were pooled for meta-analysis using random-effects models. Certainty of evidence was assessed for the primary outcome with the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) system. The primary outcome was function. Secondary outcomes were pain, strength, risk of fall, autonomy in the activities of daily living, patient satisfaction, health-related quality of life, adverse events, and adherence to treatment.
resultsSix studies (7 reports), focusing on patients undergoing total knee or hip arthroplasty and primary meniscal tear and spine surgery were included. We found different prehabilitation programs: mindfulness-based stress reduction, exercise, education, or a combination thereof. Prehabilitation delivered with advanced technologies proved to be more effective in improving function in candidates for knee or hip replacement (Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis Index "function" subscale before surgery: mean difference [MD] -7.45, 95% CI -10.71 to -4.19; I
conclusionsPrehabilitation delivered with advanced technologies may be better than standard care in improving pre- and postoperative function among candidates for knee or hip arthroplasty. No quantitative results have been achieved on spine surgery candidates or other musculoskeletal diseases.
trial registrationPROSPERO CRD42022345811; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=345811.
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