Manual Therapy in Early-Stage Knee Rehabilitation

Following acute knee injury and surgery, the early-stage of knee rehabilitation is the most important stage of a rehabilitation process intended to restore knee functional joint stability. The early-stage of knee rehabilitation lays the foundation for safe and effective implementation of middle- and late-stage rehabilitation techniques. Inappropriate or ‘rushed’ early-stage knee rehabilitation can increase the risk of a failed overall knee rehabilitation process and poor clinical and patient-relevant outcomes. Manual therapy and taping can be effective interventions to rapidly reduce pain and improve an injured patient’s knee joint mobility, proprioception, and neuromuscular control. Rapid improvement of knee joint mobility, proprioception and neuromuscular control can then facilitate exercise therapy for more long-term adaptations that contribute to enhanced knee functional joint stability. The aim of this theory and practical course is to present you with a rational, evidence-informed, multi-modal approach to integrating manual therapy, taping and exercise therapy. Emphasis is placed on clinical reasoning, practical manual therapy and taping techniques, and exercise therapy that is targeted at enhancing knee joint mobility, proprioception and neuromuscular control in early-stage knee rehabilitation for acute injury and surgery.

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