University of Michigan: New Hope for ACL Injuries - Adding Eccentric Exercises Could Improve Physical Therapy Outcomes
May 14, 2020
May 14, 2020
ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news release:
People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg--with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical therapy.
Now, a new University of Michigan study in rats challenges conventional wisdom about which exercises are most beneficial during post-injury physical therapy, and findings sug . . .
People with anterior cruciate ligament injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in the affected leg--with muscle atrophy remaining a big problem even after ACL reconstruction and physical therapy.
Now, a new University of Michigan study in rats challenges conventional wisdom about which exercises are most beneficial during post-injury physical therapy, and findings sug . . .