A Pilot Feasibility Study Comparing Smartphone Home-based Rehabilitation Program Against the Usual Hospital and Outpatient Physiotherapy Care on Clinical and Cost Effectiveness for Total Knee Replacement Patients

This Smartphone application includes an automated criterion-based progression based on participant's regular recorded self-measurement of knee range-of-motion and five-repetition-sit-to-stand. The rehabilitation program is designed to (i) increase knee range-of-motion, (ii) strengthen lower limb strength, (iii) improve postural balance, and (iv) improve physical function.

Participants will be provided with the usual preoperative, inpatient physiotherapy and a physiotherapy house visit within the first 2-weeks postoperation. Participants will receive exercises, patient education, manual therapy and other modalities that were prescribed and progressed at the project physiotherapist's discretion.