Nine small trials suggest jump training and aquatic exercises improve muscle coordination after ACL surgery, and blood flow restriction may protect early strength. Most findings rest on a single trial, so treat these as promising, not proven.
An 8-week postoperative jump training programme produced approximately a 50% decrease in the quadriceps–hamstring co-contraction index during landing, and the improvement was maintained at follow-up.
Preoperative blood flow restriction (BFRT) preconditioning preserved quadriceps endurance and increased RMS EMG amplitude at 4 weeks post-surgery, whereas postoperative high-load BFRT added no neuromuscular benefit beyond conventional strengthening.
Postoperative aquatic proprioceptive training, combined with accelerated land-based rehabilitation, significantly improved activation similarity and sensorimotor output compared with land-based rehabilitation alone.
Single-blind randomized controlled trial. Sixty-four participants were randomized across two intervention arms and assessed at twelve weeks for the primary outcome…
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