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Can visual feedback improve gait symmetry after THA?

Patients receiving technology-assisted rehabilitation showed faster walking speeds and better pelvic control, although pain relief and functional independence remained comparable.

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  • Andrea Surnit

  • November 13, 2026

  • 4 min

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    In a randomized study of 90 patients after unilateral THA, visual feedback–based rehabilitation was added to conventional physiotherapy for 6 weeks.

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    At 6 weeks, gait speed increased by 0.31 m/s with visual feedback and 0.21 m/s with conventional therapy, a between-group difference of 0.09 m/s.

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    Gait symmetry and pelvic movement measures improved more with visual feedback than with conventional physiotherapy.

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    Pain, functional independence, and ambulation capacity improved similarly in both groups, without significant between-group differences.

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    The gait-speed difference was below the commonly reported 0.10- to 0.14-m/s minimal clinically important difference, and longer-term effects remain unknown.

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Can visual feedback improve gait symmetry after THA?

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • November 13, 2026

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