Athletes who performed anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. Sprain of cruciate ligament of knee
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: receiving 12 sessions (four weeks) of routine knee physiotherapy and one session of quadriceps dry needle in each week. Intervention 2: Intervention group 2: rece
Sponsors
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 18 to 45 years Athletes with knee anterior cruciate ligament injury that is created during sportive activities undergoing ACL surgery and being referred to physiotherapy by a specialist, within two weeks after surgery using hamstring grafts for surgery knee flexion of 90 degrees or less when referring to physiotherapy clinic (2 weeks after surgery) level 6 to 9 according to Tagner Questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: contraindications of the dry needle including fear of needle, diabetes, using anticoagulant drugs, and etc. any history of lower limb disorder or fracture prior to surgery that had limited knee range of motion Neuropathic pain or acute phase of local infection in lower extremity
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knee range of motion. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: Goniometery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study and 7, 14, 21, and 28 days after the initiation of treatment. Method of measurement: Numerical rating scale of pain. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMohsen Rzaeghi
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed