Methodology – Benefits of Physical Therapy for Lower Extremity Injuries

Methodology – Benefits of Physical Therapy for Lower Extremity Injuries

The study will utilize a systematic review methodology. Systematic reviews are protocol-driven research methods that comprehensively review and synthesize data related to the research question (Sataloff et al., 2021). In this respect, a systematic review will draw various articles highlighting the benefits of physical therapy in managing lower extremity injuries.

Articles will be located from reputable databases such as PubMed, Cochrane, Medline, and Embase. A search into these databases using specific key terms such as physical therapy, benefits of physical therapy, and the benefits of physical therapy in managing lower extremity injuries yields many articles that can be used to answer the research question. Boolean apparatus will be used to refine the search process to obtain related articles.

The located articles will be further evaluated using the CRAAP criteria to obtain articles that will inform the final findings. The CRAAP criteria help in ascertaining the credibility and reliability of research articles. It identifies relevant, current, purposeful, authoritative, and accurate articles. Studies selected will be from peer-reviewed articles (Gusenbauer & Haddaway, 2020). The articles will also have to be relevant to the topic of study, timely as demonstrated by a publication date of not more than five years, and accurate. The articles must also display the authors’ names and the research design used.

The articles selected will be those that utilize experimental and quasi-experimental research designs. Experimental designs utilize scientific principles to establish cause-effect relationships. These studies are randomized, thereby minimizing bias. Likewise, quasi-experimental designs establish cause-effect relationships using scientific principles. They are, however, not randomized (Ranganathan, 2019). Notwithstanding, these designs are valuable in investigating the benefits of physical therapy in managing lower extremity injuries and thus meet the set criteria.

References

George, S. Z., & Goode, A. P. (2020). Physical therapy and opioid use for musculoskeletal pain management: Competitors or companions? PAIN Reports, 5(5). https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000000827 

Gusenbauer, M., & Haddaway, N. R. (2020). Which academic search systems are suitable for systematic reviews or meta-analyses? Evaluating retrieval qualities of Google Scholar, PubMed, and 26 other resources. Research Synthesis Methods, 11(2), 181–217. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1378 

Pallister, I., Handley, G. J., Maggs, S., Davies, A.-M., Kyle, A., Bodger, O., & Dafydd, H. (2021). Measuring recovery after open lower limb fractures: Combined objective functional tests and global perceived recovery outperform narrower metrics and a standard generic patient-reported outcome measure. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 22(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04356-9 

Papalia, G. F., Papalia, R., Diaz Balzani, L. A., Torre, G., Zampogna, B., Vasta, S., Fossati, C., Alifano, A. M., & Denaro, V. (2020). The effects of physical exercise on balance and prevention of falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(8), 2595. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082595 

Peluso, R., Hesson, J., Aikens, J., & Bullock, M. (2022). An update on physical therapy adjuncts in orthopedics. Arthroplasty Today, 14, 163–169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2022.02.013 

Ranganathan, P. (2019). Understanding Research Study Designs. Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 23(S4), 0–0. https://doi.org/10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23314 

Sakamoto, M. (2021). Effects of physical agents on muscle healing with a focus on animal model research. Physical Therapy Research, 24(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1298/ptr.r0011 

Sataloff, R. T., Bush, M. L., Chandra, R., Chepeha, D., Rotenberg, B., Fisher, E. W., Goldenberg, D., Hanna, E. Y., Kerschner, J. E., Kraus, D. H., Krouse, J. H., Li, D., Link, M., Lustig, L. R., Selesnick, S. H., Sindwani, R., Smith, R. J., Tysome, J., Weber, P. C., & Welling, D. B. (2021). Systematic and other reviews: Criteria and complexities. Journal of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, 50(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40463-021-00527-9 

Skwiot, M., Śliwiński, Z., Żurawski, A., & Śliwiński, G. (2021). Effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions for injury in ballet dancers: A systematic review. PLOS ONE, 16(6). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253437

Stolt, M., Laitinen, A.-M., Ruutiainen, J., & Leino-Kilpi, H. (2020). Research on lower extremity health in patients with multiple sclerosis: A systematic scoping review. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-00423-x

Warutkar, V., Gulrandhe, P., Morghade, S., Krishna Kovela, R., & Qureshi, M. I. (2022). Physiotherapy for multiple sclerosis patients from early to transition phase: A scoping review. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30779

Whittaker, J. L., & Roos, E. M. (2019). A pragmatic approach to prevent post-traumatic osteoarthritis after sport or exercise-related joint injury. Best Practice & Research Clinical Rheumatology, 33(1), 158–171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.berh.2019.02.008

Zhang, S., Gu, M., Zhang, T., Xu, H., Mao, S., & Zhou, W. (2023). Effects of exercise therapy on disability, mobility, and quality of life in the elderly with chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 18(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-023-03988-y

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