Follow Through with Home Physical Therapy Programs
Musculoskeletal Care published research on adherence to home physiotherapy in children and young people with joint hypermobility. Twenty eight families participated in a qualitative study that included multidisciplinary treatment interventions including physical therapy for children (5-17 years old). The parents and the children reported that exercise helped the symptoms of joint hypermobility.
There was increased follow through to exercise programs with the following:
- Parental motivation
- adapting family routines
- making exercise a family activity
- seeing benefit increased adherence to exercise
When exercise programs were not adhered to the following was reported:
- lower levels of parental supervision
- not understanding the treatment
- not seeing benefit
- not having specific time to dedicate to doing the exercises.
Reference: Birt, L., Pfeil, M., MacGregor, A., Armon, K. and Poland, F. (2013), Adherence to Home Physiotherapy Treatment in Children and Young People with Joint Hypermobility: A Qualitative Report of Family Perspectives on Acceptability and Efficacy. Musculoskelet. Care. doi: 10.1002/msc.1055