Evaluating Self-Directed Rehabilitation for Knee and Hip Arthroplasty During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multicenter Study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the adoption of new technologies to reduce the need for in-person physical therapy (PT). This study evaluated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on PT utilization and outcomes of patients prescribed a smartphone-based care management platform (sbCMP) for self-directed rehabilitation (SDR). A secondary analysis of data collected in a multicenter, prospective cohort trial investigating a mobile platform to deliver SDR after arthroplasty was performed.

Machine learning model identifies patient gait speed throughout the episode of care, generating notifications for clinician evaluation.

Introduction: The advent of digital and mobile health innovations, especially use of wearables for passive data collection, allows remote monitoring and creates an abundance of data. For this information to be interpretable, machine learning (ML) processes are necessary.

Research Question: Can a machine learning model successfully identify patients expected to have low gait speed in the early recovery period following joint replacement surgery?

Methods: A commercial database from a smartphone-based care management platform passively collecting mobility data pre- and post-lower limb arthroplasty was used.

Effect of low-level light therapy in individuals with dry eye disease.

Introduction: Low-level light therapy (LLLT) or photobiomodulation, the application of red light to the eye, is used for the treatment of dry eye. Limited studies have investigated the efficacy of LLLT as a stand-alone treatment. The investigation aimed to evaluate the effect of LLLT on signs and symptoms of dry eye.

Potential pro-inflammatory impact of scleral lens midday fogging on human corneal epithelial cells: An in vitro study.

Purpose: Midday fogging (MDF) occurs when particulate material accumulates in the fluid reservoir (FR) beneath scleral lenses (SL), and its impact on epithelial cells is unknown. This study examines the in vitro pro-inflammatory effect of the FR on human corneal epithelial cells in varying degrees of MDF.

Methods: Normal SL neophytes were recruited to wear SL 8 h daily for 4 days.