Category Knee injuries

ACL Protocols

The aim with this post is to easy navigate in different ACL protocols AAOS: MANAGEMENT OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT INJURIES EVIDENCE- BASED CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE, 2014 AAOS AAOS summary: AAOS summary, shea2015 American Physical Therapy Association: Logerstedt 2017. Knee Stability…

m. rectus femoris

m. rectus femoris Goals and Principles As soon as tolerated after swelling/bleeding has been controlled, the athlete should do some slow circulation and range of motion exercises. This is to minimize, or if possible avoid secondary effects like muscle and…

Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Soccer players at Time of Return to Sport

Quadriceps Strength and Functional Performance After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Professional Soccer players at Time of Return to Sport doi: 10.1519, August 17, 2018 Background Poor quadriceps strength has been associated with poor outcome after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR).…

How to Rapidly Abolish Knee Extension Deficit After Injury or Surgery: A Practice-Changing Video Pearl From the Scientific Anterior Cruciate Ligament Network International (SANTI) Study Group, 2018

How to Rapidly Abolish Knee Extension Deficit After Injury or Surgery: A Practice-Changing Video Pearl From the Scientific Anterior Cruciate Ligament Network International (SANTI) Study Group, 2018 In this technical note, the authors describe a set of exercises that reliably counter…