Acta Ortopédica Brasileira (Nov 2021)

THE EFFECTS OF NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH WHEY PROTEIN SUPPLEMENTATION AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

  • GABRIELA OTÍLIA MENDONÇA,
  • MARIA LUIZA BIANCHINI SEVERINO,
  • KELLE MOREIRA DE OLIVEIRA,
  • MARCELO LIMA DE OLIVEIRA,
  • GIOVANE GALDINO DE SOUZA,
  • ADRIANO PRADO SIMÃO,
  • DANIEL FERREIRA MOREIRA LOBATO,
  • RANIELLY ALVES ANDRADE,
  • RICARDO ZENUN FRANCO,
  • MARCELO STEGMANN DA CRUZ,
  • LEONARDO CÉSAR CARVALHO

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/1413-785220212906237983
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 6
pp. 316 – 322

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ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the femoral quadriceps associated or not with whey protein supplementation on the electromyographic activity and body mass distribution in volunteers undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Methods: 24 volunteers were randomly divided into three groups: basal control, whey protein in association with neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and neuromuscular electrical stimulation alone. Results: In the postoperative evaluation, during the mini squat, the basal group showed a decrease in the electromyographic activity of the vastus medialis (p = 0.005, eyes open; p = 0.003, eyes closed), vastus lateralis (p = 0.005, eyes open; p = 0.020; eyes closed) and rectus femoris (p = 0.075, eyes open; p = 0.074, eyes closed) and of body mass distribution in the injured limb (p < 0.001, eyes open; p < 0.001, eyes closed), and in the healthy limb (p < 0.001, eyes open; p < 0.001, eyes closed). Conclusion: The early use of neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the quadriceps femoris maintained the electromyographic activity of the vastus medialis and vastus lateralis muscles and prevented asymmetries in body mass distribution 15 days after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. Level of Evidence I, High quality randomized trial.

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