Similar Outcomes and Satisfaction of the Proprioceptive versus Standard Training on the Knee Function and Proprioception, Following the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Kinga Ciemniewska-Gorzela; Łukasz Stołowski; Paweł Bąkowski; Kamilla Bąkowska-Żywicka; Tomasz Piontek
- Source
- Applied Sciences
Volume 11
Issue 8
Applied Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 3494, p 3494 (2021)
- Subject
- Knee function
medicine.medical_specialty
Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Anterior cruciate ligament
medicine.medical_treatment
proprioception
lcsh:Technology
rehabilitation
Standard program
lcsh:Chemistry
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
medicine
General Materials Science
030212 general & internal medicine
Instrumentation
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes
030222 orthopedics
Rehabilitation
Proprioception
business.industry
lcsh:T
Process Chemistry and Technology
General Engineering
Postoperative rehabilitation
musculoskeletal system
lcsh:QC1-999
Computer Science Applications
ACL reconstruction
medicine.anatomical_structure
lcsh:Biology (General)
lcsh:QD1-999
lcsh:TA1-2040
Proprioceptive exercises
business
lcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
human activities
lcsh:Physics
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2076-3417
Background: Patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have poorer proprioception than people without such injuries. The effects of proprioceptive training on knee functionality and proprioceptive improvement after ACL reconstruction is still unclear. Methods: The research material consisted of 40 patients after ACL reconstruction. Of the 40 patients, 20 of them were rehabilitated with a standard program and 20 with additional proprioceptive exercises. The subjective and the objective scores were evaluated. Results: No differences were found between the proprioceptive versus the conservative postoperative rehabilitation in the functional nor in the proprioception outcomes of the operated limbs. Conclusions: There is no advantage to function in doing proprioceptive rehabilitation exercises following the ACL reconstruction, when compared with a traditional strengthening program.