Hydrotherapy for rehabilitation after total knee replacement

Claire Jones

Information Skills Trainer

Princess Royal University Hospital

Library service provided

• Hydrotherapy for rehabilitation after total knee replacement vs land based physiotherapy

• Mediated searches with Superintendent Physiotherapist – no evidence found

• Articles supplied by the Library Service

• RCT funded by a grant from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy

Results

• Hydrotherapy does not result in a better outcome than land-based physiotherapy

• Has led to a change in practice

• Group therapy with a combination of hydro & land-based therapy

• Library is using this to build a portfolio of the impact of our services on patient care

How this fits in with NHS priorities

• Improved healthcare through research

• Cost effectiveness