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DR. GAJANAN BHALERAO (PT) MPTh Neuro, MIACP, MIFNR, MIAP SENIOR LECTURE Masters in physiotherapy, Neurosciences Sancheti Institute College of physiotherapy, Shivajinagar, Pune. Mobile : 9822623701 Email:Gajanan_bhalerao@yahoo.com, gajanan.neurophysio@gmail.com PUBLICATIONS:- Comparison of Motor Relearning program versus Bobath Approach in acute stroke rehabilitation: Journal of Orthopedics And Rehabilitation, India, 2011 RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS & AWARDS:- INTERNATIONAL 1.Winner Of Young Presenters Scholarship From Epilepsy Foundation India, in the conference of“International congress on neurology and rehabilitation Goa April 2010”, STATE LEVEL: 1. Winner of best paper award in engeering and technology category In Avishkar 201o of Maharashtra university of health sciences (MUHS), Nashik India. 2.WINNER OF BEST PAPER FOR scientific paper presentation in AVISHKAR 2010 of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences (MUHS), AURANGABAD, India. REESOURCE PERSON/COURSE INSTRUCTOR:- I have conducted Conducted workshop on 1. 2D & 3D Gait Analysis and its Management 2. MOTOR RELEARNING PROGRAM- for stroke rehab 3.Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation

Monday, 5 December 2011

Don't Just give Push Knee brace as the night splint in FFD in B/L T K R instead make them walk with knee braces to get the dynamic stretch and persistent results





Commonly Push Knee brace as the night splint to correct the Fixed flexion deformity { FFD} in B/L total knee replacement { T K R}. we do knee mobilization and stretching and get the improvement in the extension range but the improvement doesn't last for long time. So commonly push knee braces are used to correct and maintain it.
i get many references of gait training and correction of FFD in TKR. I don't just advice them to use it as night splint or put on when YOU are taking rest but  instead i make them walk with knee braces to get the dynamic stretch during the complex activity of walking. walking with knee brace helps in giving repeated stretch to knee flexion deformity during each stance. and this dynamic stretching happens in the weight bearing position. every time they walk in home they get repetitive stretch and correction of deformity.and this helps in improvement which lasts longer and persistent.

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