PTNarrative ReviewInternational journal of sports physical therapy2025

The Deceleration Dilemma: Leveraging The Relationship Between Quadriceps Function and Deceleration to Optimize Return to Sport.

Steven Higbie, Christopher Gallina, Russ Paine, Lane Bailey, Walter R Lowe

PMID 40322521

WHAT IT FOUND

No study methods or validated findings are reported.

The paper proposes deceleration tests and exercises after ACL injury, so there is no finding to act on.

What this paper is

This is a narrative sports physical therapy commentary that proposes deceleration tests and exercises for athletes after ACL reconstruction. It describes concepts and includes one illustrative surface electromyography example, but it reports no study methods, no group outcomes, and no validation data, so there is no finding to act on.

Declared interests

Three authors declared no conflicts. Russ Paine has a financial relationship with MTrigger Biofeedback as a co-founder and clinical advisor.

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