Optimising range of movement and function post open heart surgery: A pilot study comparing 2 Physiotherapy treatments

Tamica Sturgess0 个研究点目标入组 38 人开始时间: 2006年10月4日最近更新: 2020年1月13日

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•1. Subjects who are awaiting, and subsequently undergo, inpatient or elective open heart surgery via a median sternotomy at Monash Medical Centre, Clayton campus.2. Subjects who provide informed consent to participate in the pilot project.

•1. The subject is unable to complete the preoperative surveys and outcome measure tests, including instances where: the subject is transferred to MMC with insufficient time to preoperatively be assessed, they are too medically unstable to complete the preoperative tests, or if the subject is unable to give informed, written consent.2. The subject has a premorbid cognitive impairment, preventing the completion of a thoracic mobilisation exercise regimen (eg. Severe dementia).3. The subject has a premorbid severe physical impairment - where they cannot attain bilateral shoulder flexion above 90º and thus preventing the completion of thoracic mobilisation exercises (eg. Severe shoulder OA).- severe ongoing spinal and/or shoulder problems requiring treatment, which may confound results (eg rotator cuff injury).- conditions where obtaining a true sagittal image for ROM testing is difficult (eg severe scoliosis).4. The subject is unable to read English and understand spoken English.

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Tamica Sturgess