{"id":4742,"date":"2025-06-12T06:34:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/andreasphysioblog.com\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2025-06-12T06:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:34:37","slug":"are-you-prescribing-strength-training-3-months-post-aclr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andreasphysioblog.com\/?p=4742","title":{"rendered":"Are you prescribing strength training 3 months post-ACLR?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Are you prescribing strength training 3 months post-ACLR?<br>Still giving your patients the traditional 3\u00d710 reps?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udcc8 This study shows that a 12-week block-structured linear periodization program twice a week leads to greater strength gains and higher psychological readiness to return to sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ref: Medeiros DM, Robaina BQ, Rigotti VVW, Baroni BM. Resistance training with linear periodization is superior to the &#8216;3&#215;10 reps protocol&#8217; after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized controlled trial. Phys Ther Sport. 2025 May 21;74:75-82. doi: 10.1016\/j.ptsp.2025.05.009. Epub ahead of print. 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Ref: Medeiros DM, Robaina BQ, Rigotti VVW, Baroni BM. 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