Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 161-167, August 2006

Plyometric and agility training into the regimen of a patient with post-surgical anterior knee pain☆

  • Leanne Newberry

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    • Ms. Newberry was a student at the University of Florida at the time of writing this case study.
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  • Mark D. Bishop

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +3522736112; fax: +3522736109.

Department of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, PO Box 100154, Gainesville, FL 32607, USA

Received 8 July 2005; accepted 11 May 2006.

Abstract 

Objectives

The objective of this case report is to present an approach to clinical outcome assessment for a high-level athlete with post-surgical anterior knee pain. Additionally systematic dosage and patient response to plyometric and agility training exercises is presented.

Design

Case report.

Case description

A 23-year-old athlete, 12 weeks post-surgery, with left knee pain and swelling preventing participation in practice and competition. The athlete attended therapy for 8 weeks. In the final 4 weeks, agility drills and plyometric exercises were introduced into the rehabilitation regimen.

Main outcome measures

Outcome measures used were the Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS), Knee Outcome Survey, vertical jump, T-test agility test, and 40-yard sprint test.

Results

During the “return-to-sports” phase of rehabilitation, the patient had meaningful changes on the LEFS, Knee Outcome Survey, vertical jump, T-test agility test, and 40-yard sprint. All changes were either greater than the standard error, or the minimally detectable changes, of the tools used to measure outcome in this case.

Conclusions

Using a combination of validated outcome tools and novel field tests, meaningful changes in impairment and function were demonstrated during a controlled introduction of advanced conditioning techniques.

Keywords: Athletics, Exercise training, Measurement

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☆ This protocol was exempt from the Institutional Review Board review at the University of Florida.

PII: S1466-853X(06)00060-5

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2006.05.001

Physical Therapy in Sport
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 161-167, August 2006

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