Background: Clinical management of sport-related concussion typically involves a symptom
checklist, clinical examination of mental status, and neurocognitive testing. However, recent …

Purpose Acute ankle injury causes damage to joint mechanoreceptors and deafferentation
and contributes to proprioception deficits in patients with chronic ankle instability (CAI). We …

Arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) is a common impairment in individuals who sustain an
anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. The AMI causes decreased muscle activation, which …

Background Acute fatigue is hypothesized to alter lower extremity injury risk profiles by
affecting intrinsic risk factors (ie single leg postural control, hamstring strength). However, no …

Quadriceps muscle dysfunction is common following anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR). Data considering the diversity of neural changes, in-concert with …

The persistence of quadriceps weakness represents a major concern following anterior
cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). The underlying adaptations occurring in the activity …

Context: Distinct from the muscle atrophy that develops from inactivity or disuse, atrophy that
occurs after traumatic joint injury continues despite the patient being actively engaged in …

Purpose: This systematic review aims to examine the efficacy of transcranial direct current
stimulation (tDCS) combined with physical training on the excitability of the motor cortex …

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 …

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 …