House Calls.

The demand for house calls is increasing because of the aging U.S. population, an increase in patients who are homebound, and the acknowledgment of the value of house calls by the public and health care industry.

Bilateral kinematic and kinetic analysis of the squat exercise after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

Objectives: To characterize the bilateral lower-extremity kinematics and kinetics associated with squatting exercise after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.

Design: We evaluated bilaterally sagittal plane kinematics and kinetics of the ankle, knee, and hip joints during submaximal squatting exercise in rehabilitating patients after ACL reconstruction. Comparisons were performed between involved and noninvolved limbs, and regression models were created to examine the relations between the bilateral kinetic differences and time postsurgery.

Patellofemoral joint kinetics while squatting with and without an external load.

Study Design: Single-group repeated measures design.

Objective: To quantify patellofemoral joint reaction forces and stress while squatting with and without an external load.

Background: Although squatting exercises in the rehabilitation setting are often executed to a relatively shallow depth in order to avoid the higher joint forces associated with increased knee flexion, objective criteria for ranges of motion have not been established.