Neurocognitive and neurophysiological functions related to ACL injury: a framework for neurocognitive approaches in rehabilitation and return-to-sports tests

D Piskin, A Benjaminse, P Dimitrakis… - Sports Health, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Only 55% of the athletes return to competitive sports after an anterior cruciate
ligament (ACL) injury. Athletes younger than 25 years who return to sports have a second …

Prevention of lateral ankle sprains

TW Kaminski, AR Needle… - Journal of athletic …, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context Given the frequency of ankle sprains, especially in the athletic population,
prevention is a primary task of athletic trainers and other sports health care professionals …

Combining neurocognitive and functional tests to improve return-to-sport decisions following ACL reconstruction

DR Grooms, M Chaput, JE Simon, CR Criss… - journal of orthopaedic & …, 2023 - jospt.org
Neuroplasticity after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury alters how the nervous system
generates movement and maintains dynamic joint stability. The postinjury neuroplasticity …

Associations between cognitive function and ACL injury-related biomechanics: a systematic review

F Bertozzi, PD Fischer, KA Hutchison, M Zago… - Sports …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Context: Does lower baseline cognitive function predispose athletes to ACL injury risk,
especially when performing unplanned or dual-task movements? Objective: To evaluate the …

Dual-task effects on performance of gait and balance in people with knee pain: A systematic scoping review

R Abdallat, F Sharouf, K Button, M Al-Amri - Journal of clinical medicine, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dual-task paradigms have been increasingly used to assess the interaction between
cognitive demands and the control of balance and gait. The interaction between functional …

Epidemiology of lateral ligament complex tears of the ankle in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports: 2014-15 through 2018-19

A Chandran, RE Moffit… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Epidemiological studies of lateral ankle sprains in NCAA sports are important
in appraising the burden of this injury and informing prevention efforts. Purpose: To describe …

Think outside the box: Incorporating secondary cognitive tasks into return to sport testing after ACL reconstruction

CR Chaaban, JA Turner, DA Padua - Frontiers in sports and active …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The optimal set of return to sport (RTS) tests after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and
ACL reconstruction (ACLR) remains elusive. Many athletes fail to pass current RTS test …

[HTML][HTML] Visual perturbation to enhance return to sport rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament injury: A clinical commentary

TR Wohl, CR Criss, DR Grooms - International Journal of Sports …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are common traumatic knee injuries causing joint
instability, quadriceps muscle weakness and impaired motor coordination. The …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on chronic ankle instability

AS Bruce, JS Howard, H Van Werkhoven… - Med Sci Sports …, 2020 - phes.appstate.edu
Purpose: Given maladaptive neuroplasticity following musculoskeletal injury, interventions
capable of restoring corticospinal excitability should be considered. We therefore aimed to …

The effects of neuromuscular electrical stimulation to the ankle pronators on neural excitability & functional status in patients with chronic ankle instability

AR Needle, JE Tinsley, JJ Cash, BK Koeval… - Physical Therapy in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Chronic ankle instability (CAI) is associated with decreased neural excitability
that negatively impacts function. This study assessed a 2-week neuromuscular electrical …