Key result
An individually planned multidisciplinary rehabilitation program significantly improved 6-minute walk test distance by 11% (from 378 m to 419 m) at one-year follow-up in patients with late effects of polio.
Why the study?
Does physiotherapy as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation improve functional capacity and quality of life in patients with late effects of polio?
Population
50 patients with late effects of polio, first time referred to physiotherapy at the Danish Society of Polio…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
one-year
Authors
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May support multidisciplinary rehab for walking gains in polio survivors; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
Does physiotherapy as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation improve functional capacity and quality of life in patients with late effects of polio?
Effect estimate: 11% improvement
Absolute Event Rate: 419% vs 378%
p-value: p=0.004
Physiotherapy as part of a multidisciplinary rehabilitation can provide sustained improvements in functional capacity and general health for patients with late effects of polio.
Bertelsen et al. (2009) studied Late effects of polio (n=50). Individually planned multidisciplinary rehabilitation with emphasis on physiotherapy vs. Baseline (uncontrolled) was evaluated on 6-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) at 15 months (11% improvement, p=0.004). An individually planned multidisciplinary rehabilitation program significantly improved 6-minute walk test distance by 11% (from 378 m to 419 m) at one-year follow-up in patients with late effects of polio.
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