Effect of whole body vibration on muscle strength and Postural Stability
- Conditions
- ACL injury.Anterior cruciate ligament
- Registration Number
- IRCT201405281637N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Tarbiat Modares University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 38
athletic subjects with age between 20 and 30 years; unilateral ACL rupture on dominant leg confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): clinical evaluation within 2-6 months of injury and having regular activities of Level I or II( as IKDC scale );full passive ROM; no swelling; able to walk without a limp; full active knee extension and the ability to hop on one leg without pain.
Exclusion criteria: to have history of any neurological disease or vestibule dysfunction; uncorrected vision problems; previous anterior cruciate ligament injury; concomitant ligamentous injury; bilateral involvement, symptomatic menisci or cartilage injury presence of hip or ankle pathology; fracture; leg or back pain and diabetes
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knee Muscles Strength. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Isokinetic.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postural Stability. Timepoint: before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Biodex Balance System.