Clinical Efficacy of Jump Training Augmented With Body Weight Support After ACL Reconstruction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

Jump training is an efficacious intervention for athletes with poor outcomes after ACL reconstruction, and training with body weight support lessens the risk for excessive joint stress during practice. Registration: NCT02148172 ( ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).

Metanalysis of Qualitative and Quantitative improvement in Active Rehabilitation of Post ACL Repair or Reconstruction

“…Isometric maximal voluntary muscle contraction balance control and muscle strength of hamstring and quadriceps were also highly significant. The present study showed significant effectiveness in quantitative parameters like kinematic gait parameters and maximum activation of quadriceps and hamstring by Zult et al 9 and Elias et al 17 and with p value 0.015 and 0.001 respectively.…”

“…Most significant effect was seen in study by Capin et al 12 and Hallworth et al 16 who used therapies like ACL SPORT-Protocol and A standardized protocol with DVD given to subjects respectively. Kinetic gait parameter was significant in the study by Elias et al including vertical ground reaction force as well by Moran U et al Present showed significant effectiveness in quantitative parameters like kinetic gait parameters, any one disability scale, by Elias et al 17 and Capin et al 12 with p value 0.05 and 0.002 respectively.…”

“…All the therapies provided maximum benefit in improvement of both qualitative and quantitative parameters in subjects with post-ACL repair or reconstruction after Active physiotherapy regimen. Our comparison of various active physiotherapy regimen with control group stated that various physiotherapy protocols act differently on different parameters, which are both qualitative as well as quantitative, Most significant protocols were given in the studies by Capin et al 12 , Elias et al 17 and Zult et al 9 .…”

“…Most significant effect was seen in study by Zult et al 9 and Elias et al 17 who used therapies like standardized treatment regimen and Jump training with body weight support respectively. Isometric maximal voluntary muscle contraction balance control and muscle strength of hamstring and quadriceps were also highly significant.…”

“…5 Various recent therapies used during Physiotherapy pre-operative and post-operative regimen which are known to be significant are; Whole body vibration, cross education, eccentric cycling, Delaware-Oslo, MOON, FES, Jump training with Body weight support. [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] There are very few randomised controlled trials defining both the qualitative and quantitative improvement in post-operative ACL. Further, information about qualitative and quantitative assessment of the change in parameters with active rehabilitation of ACL post-repair/ reconstruction is limited.…”