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Physical activity avoidance and fear of movement (FOM) is often observed in individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain, along with difficulties coping with pain. There is little research regarding how FOM may also relate to reduced physical strength and altered movement patterns that may perpetuate a cycle of pain, FOM, and disability. The objective of this observational study was to compare how adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) exhibiting high versus low FOM (Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11) differed on patient-reported measures of pain, fatigue, catastrophizing and pain interference, and performance-based measures of strength, postural control, and biomechanical function. Participants were youth with JFM (N = 135, Meanage = 15.6 years, 88.9% female) enrolled in an ongoing clinical trial who completed self-report questionnaires and standardized tests, including knee and hip strength, the Star Excursion Balance Test, and the Drop Vertical Jump (with 3 dimensional motion capture). Participants were categorized into Low, Medium, and High FOM groups based on Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-11 tertile scores. Relative to the Low FOM group, the High FOM group reported significantly greater fatigue, pain interference and catastrophizing, as well as reduced dominant leg knee strength. Additionally, those with high FOM showed altered lower-extremity movement patterns. This preliminary study highlights the importance of combining self-reported measures of symptoms and functioning with physical assessments to gain a more comprehensive view of the impact of FOM in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The results could inform the development of more precise interventions to reduce FOM using a combination of behavioral and exercise-based interventions. PERSPECTIVE: The results of this study demonstrate the association between FOM, fatigue and pain interference in adolescents with JFM, as well as preliminary evidence for altered movement patterns in that may predispose them to further pain/injury and activity avoidance. GOV REGISTRATION: NCT03268421.
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BACKGROUND: Among young athletes returning to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), the extent to which psychological readiness is influenced by factors beyond the psychological domain is largely unknown. HYPOTHESIS: Young athletes with recent sport exposure and higher quadriceps strength will demonstrate higher psychological readiness within 8 weeks of medical clearance to return to sport (RTS) after ACLR. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3. METHODS: A total of 38 young athletes after primary ACLR completed testing within 8 weeks of medical clearance to RTS. All participants completed isometric knee extension strength testing, in addition to the ACL Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) questionnaire. Athletes who participated in sport between time of medical clearance to RTS and date of study enrollment were categorized as SPORT-YES. Those who had not yet participated in sports were categorized as SPORT-NO. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine differences in ACL-RSI scores based on quadriceps strength and sport exposure status, while adjusting for age and sex. RESULTS: Of the 38 participants, 20 (52.6%) were categorized as SPORT-YES. The regression model estimating overall ACL-RSI score (P < 0.01, adjusted R2 = 0.389) included significant independent contributions from age, sex, and sport exposure variables (age: P = 0.01, ß [95% CI] = -2.01 [-3.54, -0.48]; sex (male): P = 0.02, ß [95% CI] = 12.50 [2.36, 22.64]; strength: P = 0.51, ß [95% CI] = -2.47 [-10.07,5.13]; sport exposure: P < 0.01, ß [95% CI] = 12.89 [3.58, 22.19]). CONCLUSION: In partial accordance with our hypothesis, recent sport exposure was significantly associated with higher ACL-RSI scores among young athletes in the weeks after medical clearance to RTS after ACLR, while quadriceps strength was not. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Future prospective work is needed to determine the existence and direction of causal relationships between exposure to sport environment and psychological readiness among young athletes after ACLR.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Esportes , Humanos , Masculino , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/psicologia , Estudos Transversais , Volta ao Esporte/psicologia , AtletasRESUMO
ABSTRACT: Juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM) is a chronic condition characterized by symptoms of pain and fatigue and is associated with sedentary behavior and functional disability. Adults with fibromyalgia exhibit deficits in physical fitness as evidenced by lower aerobic capacity and physical endurance, but it is unknown whether these impairments are apparent in adolescents with JFM. Furthermore, the extent to which functional disability and pain interference relate to measures of physical fitness has not been investigated in a pediatric pain population. During a baseline assessment for a clinical trial, 321 adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia (M age = 15.14, 85.2% female) completed measures of pain intensity, fatigue, JFM symptom severity, functional disability, and pain interference. They also completed 2 validated fitness tasks: (1) the Harvard step test, which assesses aerobic fitness, and (2) the 6-minute walk test, a simple submaximal test of endurance. We examined associations among self-report measures and fitness assessments using bivariate correlations. We then employed hierarchical regression analyses to determine the unique contributions of physical fitness assessments to self-reported functional disability and pain interference. Results indicated that youth with JFM exhibited deficits in aerobic capacity and physical endurance. However, physical fitness explained negligible variance in functional disability and pain interference beyond that accounted for by pain, fatigue, and JFM symptom severity. Scores on available functional disability measures may reflect perceived difficulties in coping with symptoms during physical tasks rather than actual physical capability. Rigorous and sensitive assessments of physical fitness and endurance are needed to determine whether rehabilitation interventions for pediatric pain improve physical functioning.
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Fibromialgia , Adolescente , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Fadiga/complicações , Dor/complicações , Medição da Dor , Medidas de Resultados Relatados pelo PacienteRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Joint hypermobility is a common clinical finding amongst hereditary connective tissue disorders that is observed in pediatric rheumatological settings, and often associated with chronic pain. Joint hypermobility may also contribute to deficits in physical functioning and physical activity, but previous findings have been inconsistent. It is possible that physical activity impairment in joint hypermobility may be due to chronic aberrant movement patterns subsequent to increased joint laxity. METHOD: As part of a larger randomized pilot trial of juvenile onset fibromyalgia (JFM), a secondary analysis was conducted to explore whether adolescents with JFM and joint hypermobility differed from non-joint hypermobility peers in terms of pain, daily functioning, and biomechanics (i.e., kinetics and kinematics) during a moderately vigorous functional task. RESULTS: From the larger sample of adolescents with JFM (N = 36), 13 adolescents (36.1%) met criteria for joint hypermobility and 23 did not have joint hypermobility. Those with joint hypermobility exhibited poorer overall functioning (Md = 20, Q1,Q3 [5.8, 7.6] vs. Md = 29, Q1,Q3 [5.1, 7.6]) but there were no differences in pain (Md = 6.9, Q1,Q3 [22, 33], vs. Md = 6.45, Q1,Q3 [15, 29.5]). Inspection of time-series plots suggests those with joint hypermobility exhibited decreased hip flexion and frontal plane hip moment (e.g., resistance to dynamic valgus) during the landing phase (early stance) and greater hip and knee transverse plane moments during the propulsion phase (late stance) of the drop vertical jump task (DVJ). No other differences in lower extremity biomechanics were observed between study groups. CONCLUSIONS: In this exploratory study, there were small but notable differences in biomechanics between patients with JFM who also had joint hypermobility versus those without joint hypermobility during a landing and jumping task (e.g., DVJ). These differences may indicate decreased joint stiffness during landing, associated with increased joint laxity and decreased joint stability, which may put them at greater risk for injury. Further study with a larger sample size is warranted to examine whether these biomechanical differences in patients with JFM and joint hypermobility affect their response to typical physical therapy or exercise recommendations.
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Dor Crônica , Fibromialgia , Instabilidade Articular , Criança , Humanos , Adolescente , Fenômenos Biomecânicos/fisiologia , Projetos Piloto , Movimento/fisiologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The traditional index of return-to-sport (RTS) readiness after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is the achievement of physical competence criteria. Emerging research indicates that psychological response and self-perceptions of physical competence may be critical mechanisms for successful RTS among young athletes. HYPOTHESIS: Young athletes with higher actual physical competence (APC) and perceived physical competence (PPC) will demonstrate a more positive psychological response at the time of RTS after ACLR. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional study; Level of evidence, 3. METHODS: A total of 41 young athletes after primary ACLR completed testing within 8 weeks of medical clearance to RTS. APC was measured with isokinetic knee extension strength, single-limb crossover hop for distance, and the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score. PPC was measured with the Athletic Competence subscale of the Self-Perception Profile. Criteria for APC and PPC were based on established age- and activity-relevant cutoff scores. Different constructs of psychological response were assessed with the adapted Sport Motivation Scale, Brief Resilience Scale, and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Return to Sport after Injury (ACL-RSI) total and subscale scores (Emotions, Confidence, and Risk Appraisal). Multiple linear regression analyses were used to determine differences in measures of psychological response based on achievement of APC and PPC, while adjusting for age and sex. RESULTS: Of the 41 participants, 10 (24.4%) met all criteria for APC and 22 (53.7%) met the PPC criteria. The regression models estimating the ACL-RSI score (P < .001; adjusted R2 = 0.331), ACL-RSI Emotions score (P < .001; adjusted R2 = 0.427), and ACL-RSI Risk Appraisal score (P = .013; adjusted R2 = 0.212) were statistically significant. Although APC was not associated with any measure of psychological response, meeting PPC criteria, younger age, and male sex were found to be associated with a more positive psychological readiness to RTS, but not with motivation or resilience. CONCLUSION: Meeting PPC criteria was associated with higher psychological readiness to RTS among young athletes after ACLR, while meeting APC criteria was not associated with any construct of psychological response.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Esportes , Humanos , Masculino , Volta ao Esporte/psicologia , Estudos Transversais , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/psicologia , Atletas/psicologia , Força Muscular/fisiologiaRESUMO
Purpose: To characterize the secondary anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury rates after primary allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and to identify the age cut-score at which the risk of allograft failure decreases. Methods: All patients who underwent primary ACLR within a single orthopaedic department between January 2005 and April 2020 were contacted at a minimum of 2 years post-ACLR to complete a survey regarding complications experienced post-surgery, activity level, and perceptions of knee health. Patients were excluded for incidence of previous ACLR (ipsilateral or contralateral) and/or age younger than 14 years. Relative proportions were calculated, binary regression analysis was performed, and receiver operating characteristic analysis was used to identify the threshold age for maximal sensitivity and specificity to predict high risk of allograft failure, defined as undergoing revision ACLR. Results: Of the 939 surveys completed, 398 patients underwent primary allograft ACLR (mean age 39.5 years; range 16.0-66.1 years; 54.3% female). The secondary ACL injury rate was 11.6% (5.8% ipsilateral revision ACLR, 5.8% contralateral ACL injury). Male and female patients had similar revision (5.5% male, 6.0% female, P = .82) and contralateral ACL injury rates (6.6% male, 5.1% female, P = .52). Receiver operating characteristic analysis indicated that age ≤34 years was threshold for differentiating high risk of allograft failure (area under the curve 0.65, 95% confidence interval 0.55-0.76; P = .014). Patients aged ≤34 years had a greater secondary injury rate than patients >34 years (20.4% (10.2% revision ACLR, 10.2% contralateral ACL injury) versus 6.9% (3.5% revision ACLR, 3.5% contralateral ACL injury; P < .001). Binary regression analysis demonstrated that decreasing age was associated with increased risk of graft failure (χ2 = 7.9, P = .02.). Conclusions: Allograft ACLR showed similar failure rates between sexes but displayed suboptimal graft failure outcomes in younger and active patients. By age 34 years, the increased revision risk for younger patients diminished. Level of Evidence: Level IV, therapeutic case series.
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CONTEXT: Visual biofeedback has been shown to facilitate injury-resistant movement acquisition in adolescent athletes. Visual biofeedback is typically thought to foster implicit learning by stimulating athletes to focus attention externally (on movement outcome). However, biofeedback may also induce explicit learning if the athlete uses the visual information to consciously guide movement execution (via an internal focus). OBJECTIVE: To determine the degree to which athletes reported statements indicating implicit or explicit motor learning after engaging in a visual biofeedback intervention. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Three-dimensional motion-analysis laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Twenty-five adolescent female soccer athletes (age = 15.0 ± 1.5 years, height = 165.7 ± 5.9 cm, mass = 59.4 ± 10.6 kg). INTERVENTIONS: Standard 6-week neuromuscular training intervention (three 90-minute sessions/wk), with added visual biofeedback sessions (2 sessions/wk). For the biofeedback training, participants performed squatting and jumping movements while interacting with a visual rectangular stimulus that mapped key parameters associated with injury risk. After the last biofeedback session in each week, participants answered open-ended questions to probe learning strategies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Responses to the open-ended questions were categorized as externally focused (ie, on movement outcome, suggestive of implicit learning), internally focused (ie, on movement itself, suggestive of explicit learning), mixed focus, or other. RESULTS: A total of 171 open-ended responses were collected. Most of the responses that could be categorized (39.2%) were externally focused (41.8%), followed by mixed (38.8%) and internally focused (19.4%). The frequency of externally focused statements increased from week 1 (18%) to week 6 (50%). CONCLUSIONS: Although most statements were externally focused (suggesting implicit learning), the relatively large proportion of internal- and mixed-focus statements suggested that many athletes also engaged in explicit motor learning, especially in early practice sessions. Therefore, biofeedback may affect motor learning through a mixture of implicit and explicit learning.
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Biorretroalimentação Psicológica , Movimento , Adolescente , Humanos , Feminino , Estudos Prospectivos , Biorretroalimentação Psicológica/métodos , Postura , Aprendizagem/fisiologiaRESUMO
Objective: To describe protocol adaptations to the Fibromyalgia Integrative Training for Teens (FIT Teens) randomized controlled trial in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The overarching aims of the FIT Teens multi-site 3-arm comparative effectiveness trial are to assess whether a specialized neuromuscular exercise training intervention combined with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is superior to CBT alone or graded aerobic exercise alone. Design/methods: The trial was originally designed as an in-person, group-based treatment with assessments at baseline, mid- and post-treatment, and four follow-up time points. The original study design and methodology was maintained with specific modifications to screening, consenting, assessments, and group-based treatments to be delivered in remote (telehealth) format in response to COVID-19 restrictions. Results: Study enrollment was paused in March 2020 for five months to revise operations manuals, pilot remote treatment sessions for accuracy and fidelity, complete programming of REDCap assent/consent and assessment materials, train study staff for new procedures and obtain regulatory approvals. The trial was relaunched and has been successfully implemented in remote format since July 2020. Trial metrics thus far demonstrate a consistent rate of enrollment, strong attendance at remote treatment sessions, high retention rates and high treatment fidelity after protocol adaptations were implemented. Conclusions: Preliminary findings indicate that FIT Teens protocol adaptations from in-person to remote are feasible and allowed for sustained enrollment, retention, and treatment fidelity comparable to the in-person format. Methodologic and statistical considerations resulting from the adaptations are discussed as well as implications for interpretation of results upon completion of the trial.
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CONTEXT: Neuromuscular training (NMT) facilitates the acquisition of new movement patterns that reduce the anterior cruciate ligament injury risk. However, the neural mechanisms underlying these changes are unknown. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between brain activation and biomechanical changes after NMT with biofeedback. DESIGN: Cohort study. SETTING: Research laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Twenty female high school soccer athletes, with 10 in an augmented NMT group and 10 in a control (no training) group. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Ten participants completed 6 weeks of NMT augmented with real-time biofeedback to reduce knee injury-risk movements, and 10 participants pursued no training. Augmented neuromuscular training (aNMT) was implemented with visual biofeedback that responded in real time to injury-risk biomechanical variables. A drop vertical jump with 3-dimensional motion capture was used to assess injury-risk neuromuscular changes before and after the 6-week intervention. Brain-activation changes were measured using functional magnetic resonance imaging during unilateral knee and multijoint motor tasks. RESULTS: After aNMT, sensory (precuneus), visual-spatial (lingual gyrus), and motor-planning (premotor) brain activity increased for knee-specific movement; sensorimotor cortex activity for multijoint movement decreased. The knee-abduction moment during landing also decreased (4.66 ± 5.45 newton meters; P = .02; Hedges g = 0.82) in the aNMT group but did not change in the control group (P > .05). The training-induced increased brain activity with isolated knee movement was associated with decreases in knee-abduction moment (r = 0.67; P = .036) and sensorimotor cortex activity for multijoint movement (r = 0.87; P = .001). No change in brain activity was observed in the control group (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS: The relationship between neural changes observed across tasks and reduced knee abduction suggests that aNMT facilitated recruitment of sensory integration centers to support reduced injury-risk mechanics and improve sensorimotor neural efficiency for multijoint control. Further research is warranted to determine if this training-related multimodal neuroplasticity enhances neuromuscular control during more complex sport-specific activities.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Articulação do Joelho , Humanos , Feminino , Estudos de Coortes , Fenômenos Biomecânicos/fisiologia , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/prevenção & controle , Movimento/fisiologia , Encéfalo , Plasticidade NeuronalRESUMO
CONTEXT: Anterior cruciate ligament injury commonly occurs via noncontact motor coordination errors that result in excessive multiplanar loading during athletic movements. Preventing motor coordination errors requires neural sensorimotor integration activity to support knee-joint neuromuscular control, but the underlying neural mechanisms driving injury-risk motor control are not well understood. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate brain activity differences for knee sensorimotor control between athletes with high or low injury-risk mechanics. DESIGN: Case-control study. SETTING: Research laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: Of 38 female high school soccer players screened, 10 were selected for analysis based on magnetic resonance imaging compliance, injury-risk classification via 3-dimensional biomechanics during a drop vertical jump, and matching criteria to complete neuroimaging during knee motor tasks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Peak knee-abduction moment during landing was used for group allocation into the high (≥21.74 newton meters [Nm], n = 9) or low (≤10.6 Nm, n = 11) injury-risk classification (n = 11 uncategorized, n = 7 who were not compliant with magnetic resonance imaging). Ten participants (5 high risk, 5 low risk) with adequate data were matched and compared across 2 neuroimaging paradigms: unilateral knee-joint control and unilateral multijoint leg press against resistance. RESULTS: Athletes with high injury-risk biomechanics had less neural activity in 1 sensory-motor cluster for isolated knee-joint control (precuneus, peak Z score = 4.14, P ≤ .01, 788 voxels) and greater brain activity for the multijoint leg press in 2 cognitive-motor clusters: the frontal cortex (peak Z score = 4.71, P < .01, 1602 voxels) and posterior cingulate gyrus (peak Z score = 4.43, P < .01, 725 voxels) relative to the low injury-risk group. CONCLUSIONS: The high injury-risk group's lower relative engagement of neural sensory resources controlling the knee joint may elevate demand on cognitive motor resources to control loaded multijoint action. The neural activity profile in the high injury-risk group may manifest as a breakdown in neuromuscular coordination, resulting in elevated knee-abduction moments during landing.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Humanos , Feminino , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Articulação do Joelho/diagnóstico por imagem , EncéfaloRESUMO
BACKGROUND: The incidence of second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury after ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is high in young, active populations. Failure to successfully meet return-to-sport (RTS) criteria may identify adult athletes at risk of future injury; however, these studies have yet to assess skeletally mature adolescent athletes. OBJECTIVE: To determine if failure to meet RTS criteria would identify adolescent and young adult athletes at risk for future ACL injury after ACLR and RTS. The tested hypothesis was that the risk of a second ACL injury after RTS would be lower in participants who met all RTS criteria compared with those who failed to meet all criteria before RTS. DESIGN: Prospective case-cohort (prognosis) study. SETTING: Laboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: A total of 159 individuals (age = 17.2 ± 2.6 years, males = 47, females = 112). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Participants completed an RTS assessment (quadriceps strength, functional hop tests) and the International Knee Documentation Committee patient survey (0 to 100 scale) after ACLR and were then tracked for occurrence of a second ACL tear. Athletes were classified into groups that passed all 6 RTS tests at a criterion level of 90% (or 90 of 100) limb symmetry and were compared with those who failed to meet all criteria. Crude odds ratios and 95% CIs were calculated to determine if passing all 6 RTS measures resulted in a reduced risk of second ACL injury in the first 24 months after RTS. RESULTS: Thirty-five (22%) of the participants sustained a second ACL injury. At the time of RTS, 26% achieved ≥90 on all tests, and the remaining athletes scored less than 90 on at least 1 of the 6 assessments. The second ACL injury incidence did not differ between those who passed all RTS criteria (28.6%) and those who failed at least 1 criterion (19.7%, P = .23). Subgroup analysis by graft type also indicated no differences between groups (P > .05). CONCLUSIONS: Current RTS criteria at a 90% threshold did not identify active skeletally mature adolescent and young adult athletes at high risk for second ACL injury.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Masculino , Adolescente , Feminino , Adulto Jovem , Humanos , Adulto , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Volta ao Esporte , Joelho , Extremidade Inferior , Força MuscularRESUMO
CONTEXT: Performance symmetry between limbs (limb symmetry index [LSI] ≥ 90%) on a battery of single-leg hop tests is recommended to inform return-to-sport (RTS) decisions after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR). Achieving current hop test symmetry values has not been associated with future clinical outcomes. The identification of age-relevant and activity-relevant target values to benchmark the hop test performance of young athletes post-ACLR may provide greater specificity and clinical relevance for interpretation of hop test data. OBJECTIVE: To identify single-leg hop test-target values for individual-limb performance and symmetry between limbs for athletes without a history of ACL injury and evaluate the proportion of young athletes post-ACLR who met the newly derived target values at the time of RTS clearance. The secondary objective was to test the hypothesis that better function and strength would be associated with achieving the newly derived hop test target values. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Pediatric medical center and academic medical center. PATIENTS OR OTHER PARTICIPANTS: A total of 159 young athletes (age = 16.9 ± 2.2 years) at the time of RTS clearance after primary, unilateral ACLR and 47 uninjured control athletes (age = 17.0 ± 2.3 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): All participants completed a single-leg hop test battery (single hop, triple hop, and crossover hop for distance [cm], and 6-m timed hop [seconds]). Raw distance values were normalized by body height, and LSI (%) was calculated for each hop test. Target values were defined as the lower bound of the 95% CI for each hop test, using control group data. Participants with ACLR also completed the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score subscales and a quadriceps femoris strength (newton meters/kilogram) assessment. Logistic regression determined predictors of achieving hop test target values in the ACLR group among injury, function, and strength data (P < .05). RESULTS: In the ACLR group, 79% to 84% of participants met the 90% LSI threshold on each hop test. They achieved the target values for surgical-limb performance in the following proportions (% participants): single hop = 29%, triple hop = 24%, crossover hop = 30%, 6-m timed hop = 18%, all hops= 12%. Also, they met the target values for LSI in the following proportions: single hop = 43%, triple hop = 48%, crossover hop = 50%, 6-m timed hop = 69%, all hops = 25%. The only predictor of achieving all hop test targets for surgical-limb performance was greater surgical-limb quadriceps femoris strength (odds ratio = 4.10, P = .007). We noted a trend toward quadriceps femoris strength LSI ≥ 90% (odds ratio = 2.44, P = .058) as a predictor for meeting all hop test symmetry targets. CONCLUSIONS: At the time of RTS post-ACLR, only a small proportion of young athletes achieved the age-relevant and activity-relevant single-leg hop test targets for surgical-limb performance or symmetry between limbs, even though a majority met the traditionally recommended 90% LSI threshold on hop tests.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Humanos , Criança , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Adulto , Estudos Transversais , Músculo Quadríceps , Extremidade Inferior , Volta ao Esporte , Atletas , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Força MuscularRESUMO
PURPOSE: National registry data have established Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) functional recovery target values for adults after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. However, the specificity of these target values for young athletes after ACL reconstruction is unclear. The purpose of this analysis was to (1) derive age- and activity-relevant KOOS functional recovery target values from uninjured young athlete data and (2) determine clinical measures at the time of RTS clearance associated with meeting the newly-derived functional recovery target values in young athletes following ACLR. METHODS: Two hundred and twenty-two young athletes (56 uninjured controls, 17.2 ± 2.4 years, 73% female; 166 after ACL reconstruction, 16.9 ± 2.2 years, 68% female) were included in this cross-sectional analysis from a larger cohort study. Uninjured control participants completed the KOOS, and functional recovery target values were defined as the lower bound of the 95% confidence interval for KOOS subscales. ACL reconstruction participants completed testing within 4 weeks of return-to-sport clearance, including the KOOS, single-leg hop tests, and isometric quadriceps strength. In ACL reconstruction participants, logistic regression was used to determine predictors of meeting all KOOS functional recovery target values (primary outcome) among demographic/injury, hop, and strength data (α ≤ 0.05). RESULTS: KOOS functional recovery target values for each subscale from uninjured athlete data were: Pain ≥ 94, Symptoms ≥ 92, Activities of Daily Living ≥ 97, Sport ≥ 92, and Quality-of-Life ≥ 92. At the time of return-to-sport clearance, ACL reconstruction participants met the KOOS functional recovery targets in the following proportions: Pain, 63%; Symptoms, 42%; Activities of Daily Living, 80%; Sport, 45%; Quality-of-Life, 24%; overall functional recovery (met all subscale targets), 17%. In ACL reconstruction participants, significant predictors of overall functional recovery (primary outcome) were: younger age, hamstring graft, pediatric ACL reconstruction, quadriceps strength limb-symmetry index > 90%, single-hop limb-symmetry index > 90%, and crossover-hop limb-symmetry index > 90%. CONCLUSIONS: KOOS functional recovery target values derived from uninjured young athletes were higher than those previously reported. Small proportions of young athletes following recent RTS clearance after ACLR met these newly-derived functional recovery target values, and factors associated with meeting functional recovery target values included younger age, hamstring autograft and pediatric ACLR, and having > 90% LSI for quadriceps strength and single-leg hop tests. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: I.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Atividades Cotidianas , Adulto , Atletas , Criança , Estudos de Coortes , Estudos Transversais , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Força Muscular , Dor , Volta ao EsporteRESUMO
This study tested the hypotheses that participants with high knee-related confidence at the time of return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction (ACLR) would have a greater likelihood of meeting RTS criteria and would have a higher likelihood of second ACL injury. Participants completed RTS testing when cleared to RTS. Success was defined as an IKDC score more than or equal to 90 and all limb symmetry index (LSI) scores more than or equal to 90%. Confidence groups were created based on response to the KOOS Quality of Life subscale. Incidence of second ACL injury was tracked for 24 months after RTS. Associations among confidence, success in meeting RTS criteria, and second ACL injury were evaluated. At RTS, 37.7% were classified with high knee-related confidence, 26.4% met RTS criteria and 22.0% sustained a second ACL injury post-RTS. A higher proportion of confident participants met all RTS criteria (p = 0.001). Confident participants were over two times more likely to suffer a second ACL injury (odds ratio [OR] = 2.40; 95% confidence interval [CI]:1.21-5.20) (p = 0.02) and participants who were both confident and met all RTS criteria were 10 times more likely to suffer a second ACL injury (OR = 9.6; 95% CI:1.1, 84.2) (p = 0.02) than those who passed all RTS criteria but lacked knee-related confidence. Clinical significance: Confident, young athletes at the time of RTS after ACLR are more likely to meet all RTS criteria and more likely to sustain a second ACL injury after RTS. Future work must consider how the inclusion of additional factors into RTS criteria may better identify those at high risk for poor outcome after ACLR.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Humanos , Força Muscular/fisiologia , Qualidade de Vida , Volta ao EsporteRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Quadriceps strength asymmetry at the time of return-to-sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) contributes to altered landing mechanics. However, the impact of RTS quadriceps strength on longitudinal alterations in landing mechanics, a risk factor for poor knee joint health over time, is not understood. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that young athletes with quadriceps strength asymmetry at the time of RTS clearance after ACLR would demonstrate asymmetric landing mechanics 2 years later compared to those without quadriceps strength asymmetry. METHODS: We followed 57 young athletes (age at RTS = 17.6 ± 3.0 years; 77% females) with primary, unilateral ACLR for 2 years following RTS clearance. At RTS, we measured isometric quadriceps strength bilaterally and calculated limb-symmetry indices [LSI = (involved/uninvolved)×100%]. Using RTS quadriceps LSI, we divided participants into High-Quadriceps (HQ; LSI ≥ 90%) and Low-Quadriceps (LQ; LSI < 85%) groups. Two years later, we assessed landing mechanics during a drop-vertical jump (DVJ) task using three-dimensional motion analysis. We compared involved/uninvolved limb values and LSI between the HQ and LQ groups using Mann-Whitney U tests. RESULTS: The LQ group (n = 26) demonstrated greater asymmetry (lower LSI) during landing at 2 years post-RTS for knee flexion excursion (p = 0.016) and peak vertical ground reaction force (p = 0.006) compared to the HQ group (n = 28). There were no group differences in uninvolved or involved limb values for all variables (all p > 0.093). CONCLUSION: Young athletes after ACLR with quadriceps strength asymmetry at the time of RTS favored the uninvolved limb during DVJ landing 2 years later. These landing asymmetries may relate to long-term knee joint health after ACLR.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/métodos , Articulação do Joelho/fisiologia , Músculo Quadríceps/fisiopatologia , Adolescente , Atletas , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Força Muscular , Volta ao Esporte , Adulto JovemRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Juvenile-onset fibromyalgia (JFM) is a chronic debilitating pain condition that negatively impacts physical, social and academic functioning. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is beneficial in reducing functional disability among adolescents with JFM but has only a modest impact on pain reduction and does not improve physical exercise participation. This randomized controlled trial (RCT) aims to test whether a novel intervention that combines CBT with specialized neuromuscular exercise training (the Fibromyalgia Integrative Training program for Teens "FIT Teens") is superior to CBT alone or a graded aerobic exercise (GAE) program. DESIGN/METHODS: This 3-arm multi-site RCT will examine the efficacy of the FIT Teens intervention in reducing functional disability (primary outcome) and pain intensity (secondary outcome), relative to CBT or GAE. All interventions are 8-weeks (16 sessions) in duration and are delivered in small groups of 4-6 adolescents with JFM. A total of 420 participants are anticipated to be enrolled across seven sites with approximately equal allocation to each treatment arm. Functional disability and average pain intensity in the past week will be assessed at baseline, post-treatment and at 3-, 6-, 9- and 12-month follow-up. The 3-month follow-up is the primary endpoint to evaluate treatment efficacy; longitudinal assessments will determine maintenance of treatment gains. Changes in coping, fear of movement, biomechanical changes and physical fitness will also be evaluated. CONCLUSIONS: This multi-site RCT is designed to evaluate whether the combined FIT Teens intervention will have significantly greater effects on disability and pain reduction than CBT or GAE alone for youth with JFM. Clinical trials.gov registration: NCT03268421.
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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Fibromialgia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Terapia por Exercício , Fibromialgia/terapia , Humanos , Estudos Multicêntricos como Assunto , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como Assunto , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: Current therapies for juvenile fibromyalgia (JFM), such as cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), improve pain coping but are less effective for pain reduction or engagement in physical activity. The Fibromyalgia Integrative Training for Teens (FIT Teens) program combines CBT with specialized neuromuscular exercise training for adolescents with JFM. The current investigation examined the effects of FIT Teens versus CBT on secondary outcomes of strength and functional biomechanics, utilizing 3D Motion capture technology. This study aimed to explore improvements in strength and biomechanics in both a CBT-only group and the FIT Teens intervention. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty adolescents with JFM (12 to 18 y) were randomized to an 8-week, group-based protocol of either FIT Teens or CBT only. Assessments occurred pretreatment and posttreatment. Hip and knee strength were assessed with dynamometry, dynamic postural stability was measured using the Star Excursion Balance Test, and movement biomechanics were assessed with 3D motion analyses during a drop vertical jump (DVJ) task. RESULTS: The FIT Teens group exhibited improvements in hip abduction strength and greater external hip rotation during the DVJ task. Some differences between the FIT Teens and CBT groups were observed in peak hip internal moment in the transverse plane. Decreased hip adduction during the DVJ was also observed in the FIT Teens group. DISCUSSION: Results suggest that the FIT Teens program shows promise in improving hip abduction strength and body biomechanics, indicating improvements in stability during functional movements. These improvements may facilitate ability to initiate and maintain regular physical activity in youth with widespread musculoskeletal pain.
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Terapia Cognitivo-Comportamental , Fibromialgia , Adolescente , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Fibromialgia/terapia , Humanos , Movimento , Projetos PilotoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the association between 2-D frontal plane movement and second anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk in young athletes at return to sport (RTS) after ACL reconstruction. DESIGN: Prospective cohort. METHODS: Forty-nine participants who had ACL reconstruction (mean ± SD age, 16.5 ± 3.0 years) performed a single-leg drop landing from a 31-cm box at the time of their RTS. Frontal plane trunk, pelvis, and knee angles were measured using 2-D video analysis at the point of maximum depth during landing. Summated frontal plane angles were calculated by adding trunk, pelvis, and knee angles. Participants were grouped based on whether or not they sustained an ACL graft rupture over the 24 months after RTS. RESULTS: Seven participants (14%) sustained an ipsilateral graft rupture within 24 months after RTS. Participants who suffered a second ACL injury had a significant reduction in the summated frontal plane angle of the trunk, pelvis, and knee (P = .018) and of the trunk and knee (P = .02) compared to those who did not suffer a second injury. For every 5° increase in the summated trunk, pelvis, and knee angle (odds ratio [OR] = 0.54; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.31, 0.94) and the summated trunk and knee angle (OR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.25, 0.94), the athletes were 46% to 52% less likely to sustain a graft rupture. CONCLUSION: Athletes who suffered an ACL graft rupture within 24 months of RTS had a more rigid posture when landing compared to their uninjured peers. The results of this pilot study should be replicated in a larger sample to determine whether this method has merit as a screening tool to identify athletes at high risk for second ACL injury. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2021;51(2):82-87. Epub 25 Dec 2020. doi:10.2519/jospt.2021.9302.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/fisiopatologia , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/cirurgia , Reconstrução do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior , Traumatismos em Atletas/fisiopatologia , Traumatismos em Atletas/cirurgia , Volta ao Esporte , Adolescente , Adulto , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Movimento , Projetos Piloto , Estudos Prospectivos , Relesões/epidemiologia , Adulto JovemRESUMO
This technical report describes the design and implementation of a novel biofeedback system to reduce biomechanical risk factors associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The system provided objective real-time biofeedback driven by biomechanical variables associated with increased ACL injury risk without the need of a present expert. Eleven adolescent female athletes (age = 16.7 ± 1.34 yrs; height = 1.70 ± 0.05 m; weight = 62.20 ± 5.63 kg) from the same varsity high school volleyball team were enrolled in the experiment. Participants first completed 10 bodyweight squats in the absence of the biofeedback (pretest), 40 bodyweight squats while interacting with the biofeedback, and a final 10 bodyweight squats in the absence of the biofeedback (posttest). Participants also completed three pretest drop vertical jumps and three posttest drop vertical jumps. Results revealed significant improvements in squat performance, as quantified by a novel heat map analysis, from the pretest to the posttest. Additionally, participants displayed improvements in landing mechanics during the drop vertical jump. This study demonstrates that participants were able to interact effectively with the real-time biofeedback and that biomechanical improvements observed during squatting translated to a separate task.
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Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/prevenção & controle , Retroalimentação Sensorial/fisiologia , Voleibol/lesões , Adolescente , Lesões do Ligamento Cruzado Anterior/fisiopatologia , Fenômenos Biomecânicos , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Articulação do Quadril/fisiologia , Temperatura Alta , Humanos , Articulação do Joelho/fisiologia , Movimento/fisiologia , Condicionamento Físico Humano/métodos , Postura/fisiologia , Fatores de Risco , Software , Estudos de Tempo e Movimento , Tronco/fisiologiaRESUMO
Prospective evidence indicates that functional biomechanics and brain connectivity may predispose an athlete to an anterior cruciate ligament injury, revealing novel neural linkages for targeted neuromuscular training interventions. The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of a real-time biofeedback system for altering knee biomechanics and brain functional connectivity. Seventeen healthy, young, physically active female athletes completed 6 weeks of augmented neuromuscular training (aNMT) utilizing real-time, interactive visual biofeedback and 13 served as untrained controls. A drop vertical jump and resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging were separately completed at pre- and posttest time points to assess sensorimotor adaptation. The aNMT group had a significant reduction in peak knee abduction moment (pKAM) compared to controls (p = .03, d = 0.71). The aNMT group also exhibited a significant increase in functional connectivity between the right supplementary motor area and the left thalamus (p = .0473 after false discovery rate correction). Greater percent change in pKAM was also related to increased connectivity between the right cerebellum and right thalamus for the aNMT group (p = .0292 after false discovery rate correction, r2 = .62). No significant changes were observed for the controls (ps > .05). Our data provide preliminary evidence of potential neural mechanisms for aNMT-induced motor adaptations that reduce injury risk. Future research is warranted to understand the role of neuromuscular training alone and how each component of aNMT influences biomechanics and functional connectivity.