The purpose of this study is to compare changes in lower limb symmetry during functional and strength tests, before and after the motor imagery program, in patients who received the 3-week motor imagery program starting 3 months post-surgery versus patients who did not receive the motor imagery program.
This is a prospective, comparative, randomized, controlled, single-blind (patient), single-center study evaluating the effects of a motor imagery program in parallel with rehabilitation sessions in patients who have had an anterior cruciate ligament rupture. The study population is composed of adult patients who underwent reconstructive surgery after anterior cruciate ligament rupture, followed up at the Clinique de la Sauvegarde in Lyon for post-operative functional and strength testing of the anterior cruciate ligament. Patients included in the study will be randomized into two study arms (experimental arm and control arm).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
70
surgical technique for repairing the cruciate ligament
sessions from a physical therapist in accordance with standard practice
Clinique de la Sauvegarde
Lyon, France
Evolution of limb symmetry
Evolution of limb symmetry assessed by the Limb Symmetry Index in %
Time frame: between 3 and 4.5 months
Isometric quadriceps strength
Isometric quadriceps strength using a Micro Fet handheld dynamometer (in Newtons)
Time frame: between 3 and 4.5 months
Isometric hamstring strength
Isometric hamstring strength measured using a Micro Fet handheld dynamometer (in Newtons)
Time frame: between 3 and 4.5 months
Average concentric strength
Average concentric strength during a counter-movement jump measured using a force platform (in Newtons)
Time frame: between 3 and 4.5 months
Average strength
Average strength during a squat measured using a force platform (in Newtons)
Time frame: between 3 and 4.5 months
Quadriceps activation measured
Quadriceps activation measured using electromyography
Time frame: between 3 and 4.5 months
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