Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation (Jan 2022)

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

  • Jamie Cunha, D.P.T.,
  • Daniel J. Solomon, M.D.

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. e65 – e69

Abstract

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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.