ArticleBrain and behavior2023
The relationship between drop vertical jump action-observation brain activity and kinesiophobia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cross-sectional fMRI study.
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- Neural activity differences and their functional and clinical correlates after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A systematic review of task-based fMRI studies.Experimental brain research · 2026Pooled it
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- Advances in Research on Brain Structure and Activation Characteristics in Patients with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Magnetic resonance imaging of cruciate ligament disorders: current updates.EFORT open reviews · 2025Review
- Neurosciences and Sports Rehabilitation in ACLR: A Narrative Review on Winning Alliance Strategies and Connecting the Dots.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Review
- Investigating the Impact of Preoperative Kinesiophobia and Pain on Postoperative Gait Biomechanics Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- The Neuroplastic Outcomes from Impaired Sensory Expectations (NOISE) hypothesis: How ACL dysfunction impacts sensory perception and knee stability.Musculoskeletal science & practice · 2025Review
- Requirement of a complex motor task to identify neuroplastic changes in motor control of the lower extremity in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a fNIRS study.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Neural-Targeted Rehabilitation Strategies to Address Neuroplasticity After Joint Injury.Journal of athletic training · 2024Review
- Drop Jump Performance Improves One Year Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Sportsmen Irrespectively of Psychological Patient Reported Outcomes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- The relationship between drop vertical jump action-observation brain activity and kinesiophobia after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A cross-sectional fMRI study.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
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backgroundInjury and reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) result in central nervous system alteration to control the muscles around the knee joint. Most individuals with ACL reconstruction (ACLR) experience kinesiophobia which can prevent them from returning to activity and is associated with negative outcomes after ACLR. However, it is unknown if kinesiophobia alters brain activity after ACL injury.
objectivesTo compare brain activity between an ACLR group and matched uninjured controls during an action-observation drop vertical jump (AO-DVJ) paradigm and to explore the association between kinesiophobia and brain activity in the ACLR group.
methodsThis cross-sectional study enrolled 26 individuals, 13 with ACLR (5 males and 8 females, 20.62 ± 1.93 years, 1.71 ± 0.1 m, 68.42 ± 14.75 kg) and 13 matched uninjured controls (5 males and 8 females, 22.92 ± 3.17 years, 1.74 ± 0.10 m, 70.48 ± 15.38 kg). Individuals were matched on sex and activity level. Participants completed the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 (TSK-11) to evaluate the level of movement-related fear. To assay the brain activity associated with a functional movement, the current study employed an action-observation/motor imagery paradigm during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
resultsThe ACLR group had lower brain activity in the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex relative to the uninjured control group. Brain activity of the left cerebellum Crus I and Crus II, the right cerebellum lobule IX, amygdala, middle temporal gyrus, and temporal pole were positively correlated with TSK-11 scores in the ACLR group.
conclusionBrain activity for the AO-DVJ paradigm was different between the ACLR group and uninjured controls. Secondly, in participants with ACLR, there was a positive relationship between TSK-11 scores and activity in brain areas engaged in fear and cognitive processes during the AO-DVJ paradigm.
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