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Upper-Limb High-Intensity Training Vs Passive Heat Therapy Before Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

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July 2024

Upper-Limb High-Intensity Training Vs Passive Heat Therapy Before Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

Vol: 306| Issue: 7| Number:74| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Upper-Limb High-Intensity Interval Training or Passive Heat Therapy to Optimize Cardiorespiratory Fitness Prior to Total Hip or Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) . 2024 Mar;76(3):393-402.

Contributing Authors:
BH Roxburgh HA Campbell JD Cotter U Reymann MJA Williams D Gwynne-Jones KN Thomas

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Ninety-three patients with severe knee or hip osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either high-intensity interval training (HIIT; n=30), passive heat therapy (Heat; n=30), or home-based exercise (Home; n=33) as prehabilitation before total hip or knee arthroplasty. The primary outcome of interest was peak oxygen consumption (peak 𝑉𝑂2). Secondary outcomes included the anaerobic threshold, ph...

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