Greater intracortical inhibition associates with lower quadriceps voluntary activation in individuals with ACL reconstruction

BA Luc-Harkey, MS Harkey, DN Pamukoff… - Experimental brain …, 2017 - Springer
Decreased voluntary activation contributes to quadriceps weakness following anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Alterations in neural excitability are likely …

Athletes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction demonstrate asymmetric intracortical facilitation early after surgery

R Zarzycki, SM Morton… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Quadriceps dysfunction persists after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), yet
the etiology remains elusive. Inhibitory and facilitatory intracortical networks (ie, intracortical …

Contributions of neural excitability and voluntary activation to quadriceps muscle strength following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

AS Lepley, HM Ericksen, DH Sohn, BG Pietrosimone - The Knee, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Persistent quadriceps weakness is common following anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLr). Alterations in spinal-reflexive excitability, corticospinal excitability and …

Corticospinal and intracortical excitability differ between athletes early after ACLR and matched controls

R Zarzycki, SM Morton… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Neuromuscular impairments, such as quadriceps weakness and activation deficits, persist
after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Recent research demonstrating …

Corticomotor function is associated with quadriceps rate of torque development in individuals with ACL surgery

SA Scheurer, DA Sherman, NR Glaviano… - Experimental Brain …, 2020 - Springer
Impaired corticomotor function arising from altered intracortical and corticospinal pathways
are theorized to impede muscle recovery following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery …

Quadriceps cortical adaptations in individuals with an anterior cruciate ligament injury

SH Ward, A Pearce, KL Bennell, B Peitrosimone… - The Knee, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Altered quadriceps corticomotor excitability has been demonstrated following
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and reconstruction, however only the single joint vasti …

Assessment of quadriceps corticomotor and spinal-reflexive excitability in individuals with a history of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review …

JL Rush, NR Glaviano, GE Norte - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Differences in the excitability of motor generating neural pathways are reported
following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) that is associated with quadriceps …

Persistent Muscle Inhibition after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Role of Reflex Excitability.

MS Harkey, BA Luc-Harkey, AS Lepley… - Medicine and science …, 2016 - europepmc.org
Purpose Persistent voluntary quadriceps activation deficits are common after anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), but the direct causes are unclear. The primary …

Neural excitability alterations after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

BG Pietrosimone, AS Lepley… - Journal of athletic …, 2015 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context Neuromuscular dysfunction is common after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACL-R). However, little is known about quadriceps spinal-reflex and …

Conditioning brain responses to improve quadriceps function in an individual with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

C Krishnan, EP Washabaugh… - Sports …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Persistent quadriceps weakness and activation failure are common in
individuals with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. A growing body of evidence …