Publications by authors named "K Ahlund"
Exercise-based telerehabilitation in chronic low back pain - a scoping review.
BMC Musculoskelet Disord
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- Low back pain is a significant global health issue, and physiotherapy with exercises is the preferred first-line treatment; however, there's been a rise in using digital tools like telerehabilitation.
- A systematic literature review from January 2017 to January 2024 identified 28 studies focusing on exercise-based telerehabilitation for adults with chronic low back pain, revealing diverse technological approaches and outcome measures.
- The findings indicate that telerehabilitation usually operates asynchronously via apps, showing similar improvements in pain and physical function compared to traditional therapy, but emphasize the need for more research on synchronous and group-based interventions.
Objective: Hip osteoarthritis is a common cause of disability and surgery is often unavoidable. Patient satisfaction is high and functional ability improves after surgery. However, residual impairment and pain are common.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Worldwide, there is a large and growing group of older adults. Frailty is known as an important discriminatory factor for poor outcomes. The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) has become a frequently used frailty instrument in different clinical settings and health care sectors, and it has shown good predictive validity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: There is growing evidence of the benefits of physical activity and exercise for frail elderly patients with comorbidity. In order to improve participation in physical activity and exercise interventions, there is a need to increase our understanding of the patient's perspective.
Aim: The aim of this study is to explore the perceptions of physical activity and exercise among frail elderly patients with a severe comorbidity burden.
Introduction: Physical deterioration in connection with a care episode is common. The aim of this study was, in frail elderly patients with a severe comorbidity burden, to analyze 1) the association between physical fitness measurements and 1-year mortality and 2) the association between preserved physical fitness during the first three months after discharge from emergency hospital care and 1-year prognosis.
Methods: Frail elderly patients (≥75 years) in need of inpatient emergency medical care were included.