ACL Prehabilitation Improves Postoperative Strength and Motion and Return to Sport in Athletes

Abstract

Prehabilitation prior to anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction should include quadriceps strengthening—improving range of motion and balance and proprioception as a minimum. Although the content and duration of prehabilitation varies in the literature, when faced with a delay between diagnosis and surgery, 4-6 weeks of prehabilitation can improve early to mid-term strength and motion and can improve the timing and odds of a patient returning to sport.