Title

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy And A Comprehensive Home Exercise Program Following An ACL And Meniscal Repair: A Case Report

Creator

Kathryn DeMoor, University of New EnglandFollow

Faculty Advisor(s)

Kirsten Buchanan

Files

Description

Every year in the United States, up to 60 per 100,000 people sustain an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. Medial meniscus tears have been reported in roughly 60% of the ACL tear population, while lateral meniscus tears have been reported in approximately 30%. Blood flow restriction therapy (BFRT) has shown improved strength and muscle hypertrophy with low load exercises by occluding blood flow at the proximal thigh. A minimally structured physical therapy (PT) program with a home exercise program (HEP) has been shown to be more effective at 3 months after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) compared to standard PT sessions alone. Currently there is a lack of research on the combined effects of a comprehensive HEP and BFRT for patients who have had an ACLR and meniscal repair. The purpose of this case report was to investigate the effects of BFRT and a comprehensive lower extremity (LE) strengthening HEP for a patient following an ACL and meniscal repair.

Publication Date

12-2019

Disciplines

Physical Therapy

Preferred Citation

DeMoor, Kathryn, "Blood Flow Restriction Therapy And A Comprehensive Home Exercise Program Following An ACL And Meniscal Repair: A Case Report" (2019). Case Report Posters. Poster 168.
https://dune.une.edu/pt_studcrposter/168