Preoperative Home-Based Multimodal Physiotherapy in Patients Scheduled for a Knee Arthroplasty Who Catastrophize About Their Pain
Background : Chronic pain affects about 20% of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, with high pain catastrophizing being a key predictor. Screening and addressing this modifiable factor may improve postoperative outcomes. Objective : We aimed to compare the effectiveness of two preoperative home-...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:dnet:uabarcelona_::b5d104aa113d7631b4bb0bd5eff6776d |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/328372 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3390/jcm14010268 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Knee osteoarthritis Total knee arthroplasty Physiotherapy Chronic postsurgical pain Pain catastrophizing |
| Sumario: | Background : Chronic pain affects about 20% of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients, with high pain catastrophizing being a key predictor. Screening and addressing this modifiable factor may improve postoperative outcomes. Objective : We aimed to compare the effectiveness of two preoperative home-based multimodal physical therapy interventions on pain catastrophizing in high-catastrophizing TKA patients. Secondarily, the study aimed to assess postoperative outcomes over six months. Methods : A total of 40 patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis and moderate pain catastrophizing were randomly allocated to the control, therapeutic patient education (TPE), and multimodal physiotherapy (MPT) groups. Preoperative interventions comprised pain neuroscience education, coping skills training, and therapeutic exercise, differing in the number of sessions and degree of supervision. All outcomes were assessed before and after the treatment in the preoperative period, and 1, 3, and 6 months post-surgery. The primary outcome measure was pain catastrophizing. Results : Both intervention groups showed a preoperative reduction in pain catastrophizing. TPE patients had lower pain ratings at rest and lower catastrophizing scores at 1 and 6 months post-surgery, reduced kinesiophobia and improved dynamic balance at 3 and 6 months post-surgery, and higher self-efficacy at 1 month post-surgery. MPT patients exhibited lower pain catastrophizing and pain intensity during walking at 1 month post-surgery, and better outcomes in kinesiophobia, self-efficacy, and dynamic balance at 1, 3, and 6 months post-surgery, along with higher walking speed at 6 months post-surgery. Conclusions : Preoperative physiotherapy reduces preoperative pain catastrophizing and improves postoperative pain-related outcomes, behaviors, and cognitions in high-catastrophizing TKA patients. Registration is with the United States Clinical Trials Registry (NCT03847324). |
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