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Effect of Adding Blood Flow Restriction to Traditional Program After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating traditional rehabilitation protocol and Blood Flow Restriction for Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL). Completed, enrolled 36 participants across 2 sites.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether adding blood flow restriction (BFR) training to a traditional rehabilitation protocol (TRP) can improve muscle strength, knee proprioception, range of motion, pain, and lower limb function after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). This study is conducted in male and female adults aged 18-35 years who underwent ACLR using a semitendinosus tendon autograft. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does adding BFR to a traditional rehabilitation protocol improve quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength after ACLR? Does adding BFR improve knee joint proprioception, range of motion, pain, and lower limb function after ACLR? Researchers compared a traditional rehabilitation protocol alone (control group) with the same protocol combined with blood flow restriction training (BFR group) to see if BFR provides superior improvements in postoperative outcomes. Participants was: randomly assigned to either a traditional rehabilitation group or a BFR-assisted rehabilitation group Perform supervised rehabilitation exercises from the 2nd to the 12th postoperative week Undergo assessments of muscle strength, knee proprioception, range of motion, pain, and function Be evaluated 1 week before surgery and at 1.5 and 3 months after ACL reconstruction
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Interventions
The traditional rehabilitation protocol includes progressive therapeutic exercises aimed at restoring: Quadriceps and hamstring muscle strength Knee joint range of motion Neuromuscular control and functional performance
Blood flow restriction was applied to the proximal thigh of the operated limb using a specially designed sphygmomanometer cuff capable of partially restricting arterial inflow and venous outflow during exercise. BFR was used during low-load resistance exercises targeting the quadriceps and hamstring muscles, in accordance with postoperative safety guidelines.