Recommendations
SUMMARY OF BEST-PRACTICE STATEMENTS
The following recommendations are consensus statements by the
guideline development group based on current clinical practice
norms and clinical expertise.
Preoperative Physical Therapy for Patients Scheduled for TSA
➤ In the absence of reliable evidence, the opinion of the Guideline Development
Group is that physical therapist services delivered preoperatively may benefit
postoperative outcomes in patients with GHOA who are undergoing TSA.
★★★★
Nonoperative Physical Therapy Comparison to Other Management
Strategies
➤ In the absence of reliable evidence, the opinion of the GDG is that physical
therapist services may benefit patients with GHOA who have not undergone
TSA.
★★★★
Nonoperative Physical Therapy Intervention Options
➤ In the absence of reliable evidence, the opinion of the GDG is that no one
specific intervention performed by a physical therapist is superior to another
for patients with GHOA.
★★★★
Postoperative Physical Therapy Outcomes
➤ In the absence of reliable evidence, the opinion of the GDG is that physical
therapist services delivered postoperatively may benefit patient-rated
functional outcomes in the management of patients who have undergone
TSA for GHOA.
★★★★
Postoperative Physical Therapy Edema Management
➤ In the absence of reliable evidence, the opinion of the GDG is that physical
therapist interventions for edema in patients with GHOA who have undergone
TSA should be based on best available evidence, clinical expertise, and
patient values.
★★★★
