Innovative rehabilitative bracing with applied resistance improves walking pattern recovery in the early stages of rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction: a preliminary investigation

Table 1 Rehabilitation protocol followed by ACL-reconstructed subjects from 15^th day to 2^nd month after surgery. NMES = Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation; ROM = Range of Motion; CKC = Closed Kinetic Chain

1^st and 2^nd week
Weight bearing with brace
Passive mobilization
Active quadriceps NMES
Straight leg raises
Calf strengthening
Hamstrings light stretching
2^nd to 4^th week
Weight bearing with brace
Active mobilization
Active quadriceps NMES
Squatting exercises
Straight leg raises
Calf strengthening
Adductor strengthening
Hamstrings light stretching
4^th to 8^th week
Full ROM recovery
Weight bearing without brace
Active mobilization
Squatting exercises
Calf strengthening
Active quadriceps NMES
CKC resistance training
Quadriceps stretching
Hamstrings stretching

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