Combination of eccentric exercise and neuromuscular electrical stimulation to improve quadriceps function post-ACL reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) has been shown to reduce quadriceps activation failure (QAF), and eccentric exercise has been shown to lessen muscle atrophy post-ACL reconstruction. Given that these are two critical components of quadriceps strength, intervention combining these therapies may be effective at reinstituting quadriceps function post-reconstruction. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a combined NMES and eccentric exercise intervention to improve the recovery of quadriceps activation and strength post-reconstruction.

Methods

Thirty-six individuals post-injury were placed into four treatment groups (N&E, NMES and eccentrics; E-only, eccentrics only; N-only, NMES-only; and STND, standard of care) and ten healthy

SUBMITTER: Lepley LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4754794 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature