Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction
Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of lower extremity motor control exercises on knee proprioception, muscle strength, and functional level in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R). Materials and Methods. Thirty-two of the 57 patients with ACL...
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doaj-1e6f08ce878f4263a5d1a9fb463963f72020-11-24T21:50:44ZengHindawi LimitedBioMed Research International2314-61332314-61412019-01-01201910.1155/2019/16946951694695Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL ReconstructionDefne Kaya0Hande Guney-Deniz1Cetin Sayaca2Mahmut Calik3Mahmut Nedim Doral4Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Uskudar University, İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Uskudar University, İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Uskudar University, İstanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Faculty of Medicine, Ufuk University, Ankara, TurkeyObjective. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of lower extremity motor control exercises on knee proprioception, muscle strength, and functional level in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R). Materials and Methods. Thirty-two of the 57 patients with ACL-R using tibialis anterior allografts were divided into two groups. Group I: lower extremity motor control exercises were added to the standard rehabilitation program. Group II: standard rehabilitation program was applied. Effects of lower extremity motor control exercises on quadriceps and hamstring muscles strength, knee joint position sense, and hop test were evaluated. Results. There were no differences in muscle strength and endurance of the quadriceps and hamstring between the operative and nonoperative sides in Group I (p>0.05) while there were significant differences in strength of the quadriceps and hamstring between the operative and nonoperative sides in Group II (p<0.05). There were significant differences in the endurance of the quadriceps and hamstring and knee joint position sense at 15°, 45°, and 75° between the operative sides of the patients in both groups (p<0.05). Conclusions. The neuromuscular control exercises program was found to be more effective in reducing the difference in strength while the standard program was found to be more effective in reducing the difference in endurance between the operated knee and the other knee. This study revealed that neuromuscular control exercises should also be used to improve knee proprioception sense following ACL-R.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1694695 |
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Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction |
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Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction |
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Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction |
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Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction |
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Effects on Lower Extremity Neuromuscular Control Exercises on Knee Proprioception, Muscle Strength, and Functional Level in Patients with ACL Reconstruction |
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effects on lower extremity neuromuscular control exercises on knee proprioception, muscle strength, and functional level in patients with acl reconstruction |
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Objective. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of lower extremity motor control exercises on knee proprioception, muscle strength, and functional level in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R). Materials and Methods. Thirty-two of the 57 patients with ACL-R using tibialis anterior allografts were divided into two groups. Group I: lower extremity motor control exercises were added to the standard rehabilitation program. Group II: standard rehabilitation program was applied. Effects of lower extremity motor control exercises on quadriceps and hamstring muscles strength, knee joint position sense, and hop test were evaluated. Results. There were no differences in muscle strength and endurance of the quadriceps and hamstring between the operative and nonoperative sides in Group I (p>0.05) while there were significant differences in strength of the quadriceps and hamstring between the operative and nonoperative sides in Group II (p<0.05). There were significant differences in the endurance of the quadriceps and hamstring and knee joint position sense at 15°, 45°, and 75° between the operative sides of the patients in both groups (p<0.05). Conclusions. The neuromuscular control exercises program was found to be more effective in reducing the difference in strength while the standard program was found to be more effective in reducing the difference in endurance between the operated knee and the other knee. This study revealed that neuromuscular control exercises should also be used to improve knee proprioception sense following ACL-R. |
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