ACL

The aim of this systematic review was to examine RTP and the performance of soccer players after ACLR. 

Although a high percentage of athletes RTP after a relatively short period of absence from the sports field compared with other sports closely related to soccer, ACLR negatively impacts soccer players’ performance and career duration.

This article will follow the following aspects of rehabilitation of ACL reconstruction:

1. Individualised approach.

2. Assessment guided rehabilitation.

3. Multidisciplinary team (MDT) contribution.

4. Address multiple physical qualities concurrently.

5. Focus on motor learning and development rather than training.

This article will discuss the purpose of testing after ACL reconstruction and describe the many ways to evaluate ACL surgery and rehabilitation outcomes.

The purpose of this study was to develop a test battery of hop tests with high ability to discriminate (i.e. high test, retest reliability, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy) between the hop performance of the injured and the uninjured side in patients with an ACL injury and in patients who have undergone ACL reconstruction. Five hop tests were analysed.

As anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has evolved to less invasive, more anatomical approaches, rehabilitation of the injured athlete has become more progressive and innovative.

This correspondence course will help you become familiar with these innovations, looking at everything from planning rehabilitation timetables to re-establishing the athlete's confidence and self-efficacy; and preparing patients for return to play which is, after all, what we all want to achieve.

As anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has evolved to less invasive, more anatomical approaches, rehabilitation of the injured athlete has become more progressive and innovative.

This correspondence course will help you become familiar with these innovations, looking at everything from planning rehabilitation timetables to re-establishing the athlete's confidence and self-efficacy; and preparing patients for return to play which is, after all, what we all want to achieve.