Key result
Aquatic-based therapy requires further evaluation compared to traditional land-based therapy after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to a lack of current comparative research.
Why the study?
No optimal rehabilitation program after ACL reconstruction has been identified, and there is a lack of research comparing traditional land-based therapy to aquatic-based therapy.
No optimal post-ACLR rehabilitation protocol identified; leaves open the need for prospective trials to inform practice.
The most common knee injury is a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) which occurs to 1 in 3,000 people annually, making an ACL reconstruction (ACLR) surgery the sixth most common orthopedic procedure (Cohen, Yucha, Ciccotti, Goldstein, Ciccotti, & Ciccotti, 2009 Edgar, Zimmer, Kakar, Jones, Schepsis, 2008 Zamarioli., Pezolato, Mieli, Shimano. 2008). Over the past 20 years, there has been considerable growing attention to rehabilitation programs for post ACL reconstruction, but still no optimal rehabilitation program has been found. (Momberg, Louw, Crous. 2008 Zamarioli, Pezolato, Mieli, Shimano. 2008 Tovin, Wolf, Greenfield, Crouse, Woodfin. 1994). Though there have been improvements to rehabilitation protocols, there are still concepts that have limited research. A lack of comparison of traditional land-based therapy vs aquatic-based therapy is one of the main areas that is lagging in research. (Momberg, Louw, Crous 2008 Tovin, Wolf, Greenfield, Crouse, Woodfin. 1994) There should be a further evaluation of the benefits between traditional land-based therapy vs aquatic-based therapy after ACLR.
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Philip M. Boozer (2021) studied Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Aquatic-based therapy vs. Traditional land-based therapy was evaluated. Aquatic-based therapy requires further evaluation compared to traditional land-based therapy after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction due to a lack of current comparative research.
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