Optimising the early-stage rehabilitation process post-ACL reconstruction

M Buckthorpe, A Gokeler, L Herrington, M Hughes… - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Outcomes following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) need improving, with
poor return-to-sport rates and a high risk of secondary re-injury. There is a need to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular impairment, muscle atrophy, and cognitive decline: Critical age-related conditions

EP de Lima, M Tanaka, CB Lamas, K Quesada… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
The triad of vascular impairment, muscle atrophy, and cognitive decline represents critical
age-related conditions that significantly impact health. Vascular impairment disrupts blood …

Combining neurocognitive and functional tests to improve return-to-sport decisions following ACL reconstruction

DR Grooms, M Chaput, JE Simon, CR Criss… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2023 - jospt.org
Neuroplasticity after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury alters how the nervous system
generates movement and maintains dynamic joint stability. The postinjury neuroplasticity …

Multifidus dysfunction and restorative neurostimulation: a scoping review

V Tieppo Francio, BD Westerhaus… - Pain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Objective Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is multifactorial in nature, with recent research
highlighting the role of multifidus dysfunction in a subset of nonspecific CLBP. This review …

Return to sports after ACL injury 5 years from now: 10 things we must do

A Gokeler, A Grassi, R Hoogeslag… - Journal of experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Background The outcome after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is in general disappointing with
unacceptable number of athletes that do not return to pre-injury level of sports, high re-injury …

Neuroplastic alterations in common synaptic inputs and synergistic motor unit clusters controlling the vastii muscles of individuals with ACL reconstruction

S Nuccio, CM Germer, A Casolo… - Journal of Applied …, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
This cross-sectional study aims to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying the control of
knee extension forces in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) …

Neuromotor treatment of arthrogenic muscle inhibition after knee injury or surgery

T Dos Anjos, F Gabriel, TD Vieira, GP Hopper… - Sports …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Persistent weakness of the quadriceps muscles and extension deficit after
knee injuries are due to specific alterations in neural excitability-a process known as …

[HTML][HTML] The past and future of peri-operative interventions to reduce arthrogenic quadriceps muscle inhibition after total knee arthroplasty: A narrative review

L Churchill, MJ Bade, RC Koonce… - … and Cartilage Open, 2024 - Elsevier
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) improves patient-reported function by alleviating joint pain,
however the surgical trauma exacerbates already impaired muscle function, which leads to …

Comparison of blood flow restriction training rehabilitation and general rehabilitation exercise after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A meta‐analysis of …

L Zhou, B Rothrauff, L Chen, S Jin… - Knee Surgery, Sports …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Blood flow restriction training (BFRT) has been found to reduce quadriceps atrophy
and weakness after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. However, the clinical benefit of …

What interventions can treat arthrogenic muscle inhibition in patients with chronic ankle instability? A systematic review with meta-analysis

KM Kim, AR Needle, JS Kim, YW An… - Disability and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To identify, critically appraise, and synthesize the existing evidence regarding the
effects of therapeutic interventions on arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) in patients with …