Rehab Before ACL Surgery May Improve Outcomes

A recent study suggests that preoperative rehabilitation prior to ACL reconstruction may improve postoperative outcomes for up to 2 years following surgery. The researchers compared outcomes from two groups. One group was treated with extended preoperative rehabilitation, including neuromuscular training. The second group did not undergo extended preoperative rehabilitation. After adjustment for baseline scoring, the research team found that the group treated with pre-op rehab displayed significant and clinically meaningful differences in scoring at 2-year follow-up.

Concussion impacts the brain for many months after initial injury...

The data from a recent study showed that young athletes with concussion may still exhibit changes in white matter of their brains 6 months after injury.  The researchers conducted imaging on 17 high school and college football players with concussion, and compared the scans with those from 18 matched controls who did not have a concussion. At 6-month follow-up, they found no difference between groups in self-reported concussion symptoms, cognition, or balance. However, they noted widespread decreased mean diffusivity in the concussion cohort compared with controls, which was similar to acute findings at 24 hours and 8 days.