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  • Title: Unilateral Quadriceps Strengthening With Disinhibitory Cryotherapy and Quadriceps Symmetry After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
    Author: Kuenze CM, Kelly AR, Jun HP, Eltoukhy M.
    Journal: J Athl Train; 2017 Nov; 52(11):1010-1018. PubMed ID: 29257714.
    Abstract:
    CONTEXT:   The effect of unilateral cryotherapy-facilitated rehabilitation exercise on involved-limb quadriceps function and limb symmetry in individuals with quadriceps dysfunction after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) remains unclear. OBJECTIVE:   To measure the effect of a 2-week unilateral cryotherapy-facilitated quadriceps-strengthening program on knee-extension strength and quadriceps central activation ratio (CAR) in participants with ACLR. DESIGN:   Controlled laboratory study. SETTING:   Laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS:   A total of 10 volunteers with unilateral ACLR (1 man, 9 women; age = 21.0 ± 2.8 years, height = 164.6 ± 5.0 cm, mass = 64.0 ± 6.1 kg, body mass index = 23.7 ± 2.7 kg/m2) and 10 healthy volunteers serving as control participants (1 man, 9 women; age = 20.8 ± 2.5 years, height = 169.1 ± 6.2 cm, mass = 61.1 ± 6.4 kg, body mass index = 21.4 ± 2.3 kg/m2) participated. INTERVENTION(S):   Participants with ACLR completed a 2-week unilateral cryotherapy-facilitated quadriceps-strengthening intervention. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):   Bilateral normalized knee-extension maximal voluntary isometric contraction (MVIC) torque (Nm/kg) and quadriceps CAR (%) were assessed preintervention and postintervention. Limb symmetry index (LSI) was calculated at preintervention and postintervention testing. Preintervention between-groups differences in unilateral quadriceps function and LSI were evaluated using independent-samples t tests. Preintervention-to-postintervention differences in quadriceps function were evaluated using paired-samples t tests. Cohen d effect sizes (95% confidence interval [CI]) were calculated for each comparison. RESULTS:   Preintervention between-groups comparisons revealed less knee-extension MVIC torque and quadriceps CAR for the ACLR limb (MVIC: P = .01, Cohen d = -1.31 [95% CI = -2.28, -0.34]; CAR: P = .004, Cohen d = -1.48 [95% CI = -2.47, -0.49]) and uninvolved limb (MVIC: P = .03, Cohen d = -1.05 [95% CI = -1.99, -0.11]; CAR: P = .01, Cohen d = -1.27 [95% CI = -2.23, -0.31]) but not for the LSI (MVIC: P = .46, Cohen d = -0.34 [95% CI = -1.22, 0.54]; CAR: P = .60, Cohen d = 0.24 [95% CI = -0.64, 1.12]). In the ACLR group, participants had improved knee-extension MVIC torque in the involved limb ( P = .04, Cohen d = 0.32 [95% CI = -0.56, 1.20]) and uninvolved limb ( P = .03, Cohen d = 0.29 [95% CI = -0.59, 1.17]); however, the improvement in quadriceps CAR was limited to the involved limb ( P = .02, Cohen d = 1.16 [95% CI = 0.21, 2.11]). We observed no change in the LSI with the intervention for knee-extension MVIC torque ( P = .74, Cohen d = 0.09 [95% CI = -0.79, 0.97]) or quadriceps CAR ( P = .61, Cohen d = 0.26 [95% CI = -0.62, 1.14]). CONCLUSIONS:   Two weeks of cryotherapy-facilitated exercise may improve involved-limb quadriceps function while preserving between-limbs symmetry in patients with a history of ACLR.
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