Quadriceps muscle function after rehabilitation with cryotherapy in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Persistent muscle weakness after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction may be due to underlying activation failure and arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI). Knee-joint cryotherapy has been shown to improve quadriceps function transiently in those with AMI, thereby providing an opportunity to improve quadriceps muscle activation and strength in patients with a reconstructed ACL.

Objective

To compare quadriceps muscle function in patients with a reconstructed ACL who completed a 2-week intervention including daily cryotherapy (ice bag), daily exercises, or both.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Laboratory.

Patients or other participants

A total of 30 patients with reconstructed ACLs who were at least 6 months post-index surgery and ha

SUBMITTER: Hart JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4264644 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature