Feedback techniques to target functional deficits following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: Implications for motor control and reduction of second injury risk

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1065-1074

  Gokeler, Alli ^a   Benjaminse, Anne ^a,f   Hewett, Timothy E ^b,c   Paterno, Mark V ^c,e   Ford, Kevin R ^c,d,e   Otten, Egbert ^a   Myer, Gregory D ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INJURY; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE INJURY; LEARNING; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; LEARNING; MOTOR SKILLS; MOVEMENT; POSTURAL BALANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 84887080587     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0095-0     Document Type: Review

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