Jaleel Mohammed1, Mahmoud Aljurf2, Abdulaziz Althumayri3, Muntaha Almansour3, Ahmed Alghamdi3, Amir Ali Hamidieh4, Alaa ElHaddad5, Tarek Ben Othman6, Ali Bazarbachi7, Fahad Almohareb3, Mohsen Alzahrani8, Salam S Alkindi9, Fahad Alsharif3, Waleed Da'na10, Hani Alhashmi11, Mohamed A Bekadja12, Salem H Al-Shammari13, Asma El Quessar14, Tariq M Satti15, Naif Aljohani16, Walid Rasheed3, Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh4, Naeem Chaudhri3, Shahrukh K Hashmi17. 1. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Rehabilitation department, Physical Therapy Association for Graft Versus Host Disease, Swindon, UK. Electronic address: qualityfrlife@gmail.com. 2. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Rehabilitation department, Physical Therapy Association for Graft Versus Host Disease, Swindon, UK. 3. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 4. Stem Cell Transplantation, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Shariati Hospital, Tehran, Iran. 5. Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. 6. Hematology, Centre National De Greffe De La Moelle Osseuse, Tunis, Tunisia. 7. Hematology/Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. 8. Hepatology & Hematology, National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 9. Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Al-Khoud, Oman. 10. Implantalogy/Hematology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan. 11. Adult Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. 12. Department of Hematology and Cell Therapy, University Hospital EHU 1er November, Oran, Algeria. 13. Stem Cell Transplant, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait. 14. Hematology and Oncology Pediatric Department, University Hospital Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Morocco. 15. Bone Marrow Transplant, Armed Forces Bone Marrow Transplant Centre, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. 16. Adult Bone Marrow Transplant, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 17. Rehabilitation department, Physical Therapy Association for Graft Versus Host Disease, Swindon, UK; Hematology/Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are often referred for physical therapy (PT) to help improve their quality of life. However, to our knowledge there is no clear PT pathway to guide therapists and patients before, during, and after HSCT. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review was carried out exploring the role and benefits of PT in HSCT patients. The current evidence was comlimented with recommendations and opinions from the experts in the field, which included PT's and hematology consultants from PTAGVHD and the EMBMT group. RESULT: A clear pathway and protocol as a working guide for rehabilitation professionals working with the HSCT patient's was developed. CONCLUSION: This paper not only reviews the current evidence on safe PT practice but also puts forward a protocol and pathway for HSCT rehabilitation, highlights the importance of individualized exercise intervention for HSCT patients, and outlines safe practice guidelines for the physical therapists working in this field.
BACKGROUND:Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) are often referred for physical therapy (PT) to help improve their quality of life. However, to our knowledge there is no clear PT pathway to guide therapists and patients before, during, and after HSCT. METHODS: A comprehensive literature review was carried out exploring the role and benefits of PT in HSCT patients. The current evidence was comlimented with recommendations and opinions from the experts in the field, which included PT's and hematology consultants from PTAGVHD and the EMBMT group. RESULT: A clear pathway and protocol as a working guide for rehabilitation professionals working with the HSCT patient's was developed. CONCLUSION: This paper not only reviews the current evidence on safe PT practice but also puts forward a protocol and pathway for HSCT rehabilitation, highlights the importance of individualized exercise intervention for HSCT patients, and outlines safe practice guidelines for the physical therapists working in this field.
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