Post-traumatic rehabilitation of the knee joint

Early rehabilitation was administered to 44 patients (ranging in age from 5 to 19) with post-traumatic and post-operational damage to the knee joint. A positive outcome for the treatment of injuries in the vicinity of the knee joint proved to be dependent on rehabilitation treatment, among other factors. Early commencement of movement and joint mobilization after injury and surgical treatment produces a number of positive physiological changes. The overall plan for rehabilitation is conditioned by the patient's psychological condition, and by the anatomical and functional condition of the joint. A methodology based on muscle strength training using isotonic or isometric work causes specific and non-specific changes in the muscular system. On the basis of the isometric and isotonic training used here in the rehabilitation process after trauma and surgery to the knee joint, it was determined that training based on isometric work is more effective in assisting the convalescence of these patients.