ACL tears, as discussed previously (here & here) are not career ending but require some time and adaptation before returning to play. Therapists and coaches are left with guidelines and no specific protocols when rehabilitating a torn ACL. Few concrete methods exist with signposts along the way. Della Villa et al. (2012) set out to change that. [...]
We’ve previously discussed using a neuromuscular warm-up to prevent injuries. One of the major studies done was reported on here. Mandelbaum et al 2005 performed a long-term follow-up. 52 female soccer and basketball team coaches viewed a 20min video of the warm up in 2000 and 45 in 2001. The program is freely available here. [...]
Given the recent ACL tears of Iman Shumpert and Derrick Rose and their projected multi-month recoveries, a quick review of ACL tears may be in order. We first discussed ACL tears and their rehabilitation here, here and here. The ACL runs from the medial wall of the distal femur to the lateral wall of the [...]
ACL reconstruction has become a relatively normal procedure with athletes jumping back into play within weeks of surgery. In a study of reconstructed knees of recreational runners, while the ACL reconstruction corrected the anterior displacement of the tibia, it was found that the knees were more externally rotated and adducted. Knowing this, part of the [...]