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This section includes evidence-based, home exercises based on the Patient Education Tool (PET) Research Project

Disclaimer: This website is for educational purposes only. This site and its creators bear no responsibility for the outcomes of those using these exercises. Please consult your health care provider to determine the ideal home exercise routine based upon your individualized health factors, rehabilitation goals, and skill level.


Low Back


Lateral Hip


Knee

FAQ

Why add a patient education component to the site?

Amongst the most common presenting complaints to primary care providers practices, musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders have a considerable impact on overall population morbidity and health care costs. Although exercise has routinely demonstrated to be efficacious, cost-effective, and low risk, patient adherence to home exercise programs is variable with many people having limited extended health care coverage to see a physiotherapist to guide them in these exercises. In addition, the internet is rife with thousands of home exercise videos of dubious quality, making it a challenge for both clinicians and patients to feel confident that the exercises are safe, and evidence based.

What did we do to address this problem?

Our team completed a scoping literature review via PUBMED, MEDLINE, OVID, Embase to search for evidence-based exercises for Greater trochanteric pain syndrome (GTPS) and Lateral Hip Pain, Mechanical Low Back Pain and Knee Osteoarthritis. The summary of the evidence was reviewed by an expert panel of specialist clinicians including Physiatry, Physiotherapy and Kinesiology, who formulated home exercise programs for the lateral hip, low back pain, and knee osteoarthritis. (Abstracts/Presentations: CAPMR 2022 Abstract Submission, CAPMR 2024 Poster Knee Home Exercises)

What were the results of this research?

Each exercise program consists of a series of ten (10) evidence-based exercises. The panel emphasized a graduated progression of exercises and produced clinician instructions to guide selection of a smaller set of five (5) exercises to be used in a prescription tailored to each patient’s needs. High-quality, instructional videos of each exercise were produced to supplement the written prescription to improve adherence to the exercise program. A pilot study testing patient adherence and outcomes is completed and the manuscript is in submission for publication (SRPC 2022 Poster Home exercise research protocol).

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This project is supported by educational grants from the Schulich School of Medicine and St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada. Use of this site is for educational purposes only. Use by the end user implies agreement that the creators of the site will not be held liable in cases stemming from inaccurate information from this website. The user is encouraged to validate any information herein with an external source.  Unless otherwise stated, all research presented reflects the data of the studies referenced, and the creators/authors of this website do not take ownership or credit for this data.  The conclusions that are made from these systematic reviews reflects those of the study authors and are NOT necessarily those of the website and its editors.

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