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Does a 12-week focused eccentric resistance training program improve muscle volume and function in patients after ACL-R compared to standard rehabilitation?
Does a 12-week focused eccentric resistance training program improve muscle volume and function in patients after ACL-R compared to standard rehabilitation?
Early progressive eccentric exercise improves muscle size and function at 1 year post-ACL reconstruction compared to standard rehabilitation.
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Supports adding focused eccentric training to post-ACL-R rehab; extends standard protocols with RCT evidence for better muscle recovery.
A 12-week focused eccentric resistance training program, implemented 3 weeks after ACL-R, resulted in greater increases in quadriceps femoris and gluteus maximus muscle volume and function compared with standard rehabilitation at 1 year following ACL-R.
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Gerber et al. (2008) studied this question.
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