• Christel Bidet-Ildei, Quentin Deborde, Victor Francisco, Elise Gand, Yannick Blandin, Anne Delaubier, Anne Jossart, Philippe Rigoard, Maxime Billot, and Romain David.
• Université de Poitiers, Centre de Recherches sur la Cognition et l'Apprentissage, 86000 Poitiers, France.
• Medicina (Kaunas). 2022 Jun 29; 58 (7).

AbstractBackground and Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the potential benefit of the observation of rehabilitation-related point-light display in addition to a conventional 3-week rehabilitation program, the objective being to improve functional capacity in patients having undergone total knee arthroplasty. Materials and Methods: Patients randomized in the control group had conventional rehabilitation treatment with two sessions per day 5 days a week of physical therapy (90 min), whereas patients in the experimental group had a program of conventional rehabilitation combined with a point-light display observation two times per day (5 min) and 3 days a week. Results: The patients of both groups had improved their performances by the end of the program, and the pre- and post-test improvement were superior for the experimental group over the control group concerning the total WOMAC score (p = 0.04), the functional WOMAC score (p = 0.03), and correct recognition of point-light displays (p = 0.003). Conclusions: These findings provide new insight favoring systematic point-light display observation to improve functional recovery in patients with total knee arthroplasty.

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