@article{Korakakis2021,

title = {Current perspectives and clinical practice of physiotherapists on assessment, rehabilitation, and return to sport criteria after anterior cruciate ligament injury and reconstruction. An online survey of 538 physiotherapists},

author = {V. Korakakis and A. Kotsifaki and A. Korakaki and S. Karanasios and R. Whiteley},

doi = {doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.08.012},

year  = {2021},

date = {2021-09-01},

journal = {Phys Ther Sport},

volume = {52},

pages = {103-114},

abstract = {Objectives: 

To evaluate the perspectives and clinical practice of physiotherapists regarding rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR).



Design: Online survey.



Setting: Survey platform.



Participants: Greek physiotherapists.



Outcome measures: 

The survey consisted of 7 sections: participant demographics, importance of ACLR rehabilitation, clinical measurements, practice, criteria to progress rehabilitation, return to running and return to sport.



Results: 

Significant variability in measures and criteria used for clinical decision-making were found including: limb symmetry in strength and function, knee range of motion and effusion, progression, and return to sport criteria. The majority of the practitioners (28.3%) extrapolate knee strength from hop capacity. Return to running ranged from 3 to 5 months post-operatively reflecting that this was tied to physical capacities, not time from surgery. 70.0% of the Greek physiotherapists would allow return to sport ≤9 months after ACLR. Agreement was found in using: physical measures, function, and dynamic stability in ACLR rehabilitation, but the mode and interpretation varied substantially. Less than 29.0% of the physiotherapists reported using patient-reported outcome measures in their decision-making.



Conclusion: Current ACLR rehabilitation practices in Greece are largely not aligned with the contemporary scientific evidence and guidelines.

},

keywords = {anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, physical therapy, rehabilitation, return to sport},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}

@article{Koumantakis2020,

title = {Addressing Fear Avoidance and Self-efficacy Beliefs to Reduce Disability in Patients with Non-specific Low Back Pain: From Theory to Application},

author = {G.A. Koumantakis},

doi = {doi: 10.31080/ASOR.2020.03.0238},

year  = {2020},

date = {2020-09-01},

journal = {AS Orthopaedics},

volume = {3},

number = {12},

pages = {43-51},

keywords = {low back pain, patient, physical therapy},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}