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Five Weeks of Whole-body Vibration in Prehabilitation for Knee Function Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Single-blinded Randomized Controlled Trial.
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The Effects of Whole Body Vibration Therapy on Increasing Quadriceps Strength Prior to Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
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backgroundGood preoperative quadriceps neuromuscular function is associated with satisfactory functional outcomes post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Whole-body vibration (WBV), which can modulate quadriceps neuromuscular function has not yet been incorporated into ACL prehabilitation. The aim of this study was to determine whether the combination of WBV in a prehabilitation program could achieve a better knee function after ACLR by promoting quadriceps neuromuscular function during the preoperative period.
methodsA single-blinded randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted. Forty-four participants with a primary, unilateral ACL rupture were randomly assigned to the control (N = 22) or the WBV group (N = 22). The control group underwent prehabilitation twice weekly for five weeks. The WBV group received the same prehabilitation plus WBV. Quadriceps neuromuscular function, including strength (maximal voluntary isometric contraction, MVIC), the early (rate of torque development from 0 to 50ms, RTD
resultsForty participants completed interventions and 35 finished the postoperative follow-up. Preoperatively, the intervention demonstrated main effects on quadriceps MVIC (p = 0.002), RTD
conclusionsFive weeks of WBV in prehabilitation enhanced quadriceps strength pre-ACLR and had potential to enhance knee function post-ACLR. WBV can be considered as an adjunct to prehabilitation protocols.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04988828. Registered 3rd August 2021, https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04988828?cond=anterior%20cruciate%20ligament&term=WBV&locStr=Hong%20Kong&country=Hong%20Kong&rank=3.
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