Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercises on Spinopelvic Mobility

Effectiveness of Therapeutic Exercises on Spinopelvic Mobility

The purpose of this study is to examine the extent to which spinopelvic exercises may affect either sagittal spinal deformity or spinopelvic mobility and identifying patients at risk for hip instability following a total hip replacement.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients aged 18-90 scheduled for total hip arthroplasty
2. Patients with primary hip osteoarthritis
3. Patients with or without history of prior spinal injections

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients undergoing revision total hip arthroplasty.
2. Patients with spinal fusion.
3. Patients who exercised prior to radiographic analysis.
4. Patients unable to complete imaging at the designated time of day.
5. Symptomatic contralateral hip osteoarthritis.
6. Patients unwilling or unable to perform therapeutic exercise program as instructed. This includes patients requiring use of assistive devices or who would be deemed unsafe to perform the exercises without a 1- or 2-person assist.