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Papers: 26 Sep 2020 - 2 Oct 2020

RESEARCH TYPE:
Psychology


Human Studies


2020 Sep 29


Phys Ther

Associations Between Physical Therapy Visits and Pain and Physical Function After Knee Arthroplasty: A Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis of People Who Catastrophize About Pain Prior to Surgery.

Abstract

Physical therapy visit number and timing following knee arthroplasty (KA) are variable in daily practice. The extent to which the number and timing of physical therapy visits are associated with current and future pain and function-and, alternatively, whether pain and function are associated with the number of future physical therapy visits following KA-are unknown. The purpose of this study was to determine temporal and reciprocal associations between the number of physical therapy visits and future pain and function in people with KA.