Comparison of Modalities and Strength and Motor Control Training Methods after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery and Recommendations

Abstract

Anterior cruciate ligament injury is a very common sports injury, accounting for about 70 percent or more, and the literature reports that the prevalence of ACL rupture in the general population of the U.S. is about 1 in 3,000, and the injury can lead to instability of the patient’s knee and have a huge impact on his or her return to sports, and may even induce osteoarthritis, among other things. In this article, three different modalities and two different Strength and Motor Control Trainings are introduced and the specific effects of each method are described, then several common metrics are summarized to compare the efficacy of each method, to derive some therapeutic guidelines for the use of more efficient therapies in clinical practice. It is also hoped that it will have a beneficial impact on the recovery of patients after ACL surgery, promoting the restoration and strengthening of their function.