### The effect of mechanical massage on early outcome after total knee arthroplasty: a pilot study

SM Kim, SR Kim, YK Lee, BR Kim… - Journal of Physical …, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp

SM Kim, SR Kim, YK Lee, BR Kim, EY Han

Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 2015•jstage.jst.go.jp[Purpose] The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mechanical massage via

Endermologie® after total knee arthroplasty in reducing edema and pain and improving

knee range of motion, in the early postoperative period.[Subjects and Methods] Eighteen

patients with knee edema following total knee arthroplasty were randomly assigned to the

intervention group (n= 8) or the control group (n= 10). The intervention group received

mechanical massage therapy using Endermologie® and the control group received …

Endermologie® after total knee arthroplasty in reducing edema and pain and improving

knee range of motion, in the early postoperative period.[Subjects and Methods] Eighteen

patients with knee edema following total knee arthroplasty were randomly assigned to the

intervention group (n= 8) or the control group (n= 10). The intervention group received

mechanical massage therapy using Endermologie® and the control group received …

[Purpose]

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of mechanical massage via Endermologie® after total knee arthroplasty in reducing edema and pain and improving knee range of motion, in the early postoperative period.[Subjects and Methods]

Eighteen patients with knee edema following total knee arthroplasty were randomly assigned to the intervention group (n= 8) or the control group (n= 10). The intervention group received mechanical massage therapy using Endermologie® and the control group received conventional physical therapy for 20 minutes a day, 5 times a week from the seventh day postsurgery. Clinical assessments included active knee flexion and extension range of motion, knee pain using a numeric rating scale, the operated limb circumference, the soft tissue cross-sectional area using ultrasonography, the extracelluar fluid volume, and single frequency bioimpedance analysis at 5 kHz using bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy.[Results]

Both groups showed significant reduction in edema and pain, and improvement in active knee flexion at the end of treatment. There were no significant inter-group differences before or after treatment.[Conclusion]

Mechanical massage could be an alternative way of managing knee edema after total knee arthroplasty in early postoperative recovery.jstage.jst.go.jp