Evidence-Based Knee Rehabilitation

Evidence-Based Articles

The peer-reviewed research behind our rehab program, knee positioners, and Knee Rehab Kit — organized by condition, so you can read the science for yourself.

38Peer-reviewed studies
7Topics covered

ACL Reconstruction

8 studies
Comparison of home versus physical therapy-supervised rehabilitation programs after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized clinical trial→Does Extended Preoperative Rehabilitation Influence Outcomes 2 Years After ACL Reconstruction?→Relationship Between Time to ACL Reconstruction and Presence of Adverse Changes in the Knee at the Time of Reconstruction→ACL Reconstruction – It's All About Timing→Loss of Normal Knee Motion After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Is Associated With Radiographic Arthritic Changes After Surgery→Osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: the importance of regaining and maintaining full range of motion→Comparison of Home versus Physical Therapy-Supervised Rehabilitation Programs after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial→2 to 4-Year Follow-up to a Comparison of Home Versus Physical Therapy-Supervised Rehabilitation Programs After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction→

Meniscal Tears

3 studies
Effect of Early Surgery vs Physical Therapy on Knee Function Among Patients With Nonobstructive Meniscal Tears: The ESCAPE Randomized Clinical Trial→Surgery versus Physical Therapy for a Meniscal Tear and Osteoarthritis→Treatment of meniscal tears: An evidence-based approach→

Patellofemoral Pain

6 studies
2016 Patellofemoral pain consensus statement from the 4th International Patellofemoral Pain Research Retreat, Manchester→Exercise for treating patellofemoral pain syndrome→Hip and Knee Strengthening Is More Effective Than Knee Strengthening Alone for Reducing Pain and Improving Activity in Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis→Effectiveness of therapeutic physical exercise in the treatment of patellofemoral pain syndrome: a systematic review→Patellofemoral pain in athletes: clinical perspectives→Added Value of Isolated Core Postural Control Training on Knee Pain and Function in Women With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial→

Knee Osteoarthritis

6 studies
Effectiveness of exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee: A review of the literature→The pain-relieving qualities of exercise in knee osteoarthritis→Resistance Exercise for Knee Osteoarthritis→Long Distance Running and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Prospective Study→Hip muscle strength and protection against structural worsening and poor function and disability outcomes in knee osteoarthritis→Deconditioned Knee: The Effectiveness of a Rehabilitation Program that Restores Normal Knee Motion to Improve Symptoms and Function→

Total Knee Replacement & The Positioner

7 studies
Why is early post-operative knee flexion and extension range of motion important with total knee arthroplasties?→Quiet Knee Rehabilitation Protocol After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty→Mitigating the Post-Operative Swelling Tsunami in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Call to Action→The Effects of the Positioner versus the CPM Machine on Active Assistive Knee Range of Motion at Hospital Discharge: A Retrospective Summary→Cochrane Review Summary For Use of CPM Machine with TKA→Effects of the Positioner on Active Assistive Knee Range of Motion and Pain Scores Following Total Knee Replacement Surgery→Instructions For Proper Use of the Positioner→

Why Swelling Control Matters

4 studies

See how this research applies to your recovery →

Changes in Voluntary Quadriceps Activation Predict Changes in Muscle Strength and Gait Biomechanics Following Knee Joint Effusion→Limb Swelling Consistent with Posttraumatic Lymphedema After Closed Upper and Lower Extremity Fractures→Evaluating Optimal Superficial Limb Perfusion at Different Angles→Perioperative Changes in the Microcirculation in Feet After Foot and Ankle Surgery→

General Knee Health & Rehabilitation

4 studies
The Benefits and Value of a Home Exercise Program→There are no downsides to increasing range of motion and strengthening→How much activity can be performed after a total knee replacement?→What does the research say about running after a knee replacement?→

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