ACL Rupture, Rehabilitation
Conditions
Brief summary
Thirty-two participants with ACL rupture were included in the study. All participants were divided in two groups - control and experimental. In the experimental group (n=16) participants received 4 weeks standardized physiotherapy and Kinesio tape, in the control group - standardized physiotherapy. Experimental measurements: Anthropometric measurements, pain intensity, static and dynamic balance, proprioception, knee flexion and extension muscle torque, level of activity
Interventions
OTHERstandardized physiotherapy program and Kinesio tape
Sponsors
Lithuanian Sports University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. 18 - 35-year-old men; 2. a normal contralateral knee, 3. not a longer period than 3 months after ACL rupture.
Exclusion criteria
Participants were excluded if either knee had previously been injured or had undergone surgery, if they had concurrent osteoarthritis, if they had injured the posterior cruciate ligament, lateral collateral ligament, or posterolateral complex of the knee, or if they had a grade III tear of the medial collateral ligament.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Static and dynamic balance | 4 weeks | Static and dynamic balance were measured by posturography method with a single piezoelectric force plate (KISTLER, Switzerland, Slimline System 9286) was used to measure postural sway activity. |
| Muscle torque | 4 weeks | The isometric and concentric torque of the knee extensor and flexor muscles of the non-injured and injured legs was measured using an isokinetic dynamometer (System 3; Biodex Medical Systems, Shirley, New York). |
| Joint position sense test | 4 weeks | Joint position sense test was used to measure proprioceptive accuracy. Joint position sense for both legs was assessed for all subjects using the Biodex System Isokinetic Dynamometer 3 (Biodex Medical System Inc., Shirley, NY, USA).Subjects actively extended the knee from the resting position (90°flexion) to one of two test positions: 80° or 40° flexion at 0,5°/s velocity. Subjects were instructed to actively reproduce this criterion angle and to stop knee motion, via a thumb switch. No feedback was provided. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Lysholm scale | 4 weeks | The Lysholm scale does measure the domains of symptoms and complaints and does measure functioning in daily activities |
| The Tegner scale | 4 weeks | The Tegner scale measure the subjective functional activity |
| VAS scale | 4 weeks | The severity of pain was determined based on a numerical pain scale in which 0 symbolizes 'no pain' and 10 symbolizes 'maximum pain' |
Countries
Lithuania
Outcome results
None listed