Editor—Blocking the nerve to vastus medialis can be cause of occasional motor weakness identified after adductor canal block (ACB), a common procedure for pain control knee and leg surgery. Although it results in less quadriceps muscle compared with femoral block, significant is occasionally seen.1Lynch J.R. Okoroha K.R. Lizzio V. Yu C.C. Jildeh T.R. Moutzouros Adductor versus anterior cruciate...

BACKGROUND Several new rehabilitation modalities have been proposed after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. Among these, trigger point dry needling (TrP-DN) might be useful in the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome associated with ACL reconstruction to reduce pain intensity, increase knee flexion range and modify the mechanical properties of the quadriceps muscle during late-s...

PURPOSE The study's purpose was to determine the effect of foot orthoses on neuromuscular control and the aerobic cost of running. METHODS Twelve recreational athletes ran for 1 h on a treadmill at a constant velocity (i.e., 10% higher than their first ventilatory threshold) with and without custom-molded foot orthoses, in a counterbalanced order. Surface EMG activity of five lower limb muscl...

Introduction: To date, there is limited research showing how skeletal muscle in individuals with unilateral schizencephaly responds to traditional weight training programs. In all cases of schizencephaly motor impairment is by far the most frequent deficit. Examining strength increases that could be achieved in individuals with unilateral schizencephaly has clinical, as well as rehabilitative p...

Background and aim: Soft tissue reconstruction around the knee joint is usually complex for reconstructive surgeons. Defects in this area are largely caused by trauma, chronic infection, tumor, and surgical infection. This article presents the experience of using the vastus medialis perforator flap for reconstruction. Materials and methods: A total of 28 patients who had undergone reconstructiv...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of changes in support and inclined boards on lower-extremity muscle activity. [Subjects and Methods] The study subjects were 15 healthy adult males. Aero-Step equipment was used as an unstable support, and an inclined board was used to maintain angles of 0° and 20°. Electromyography was employed to analyze lower-extremity muscle ac...