Nick
We encourage our students to use lateral and forward step-ups in
neurological physiotherapy as a closed chain (and task-specific) method of
strengthening lower limb extensor muscles (and to improve control of the
limb). Two honours students of mine completed a couple of years ago what
were I think the first biomechanical analyses of the extensor forces
involved in these exercises- one study was 2 dimensional, the other
3-dimensional. The 2D study is being prepared for publication. I hope this
info is helpful. Roberta.
Prof Roberta Shepherd
Faculty of Health Sciences
The University of Sydney
>As part of my M.Sc. in Sports Medicine, I have to
>complete a research project. I am planning to
>questionnaire my fellow ACPSM physios on their use of
>open and closed kinetic chain QUADRICEPS STRENGTHENING
>exercises after ACL reconstruction. Part of the
>questionnaire will contain lists of open and closed
>chain quads exercises for people to "tick" if they
>would use these. Although I will be including an
>"other" section to allow for some less-common
>exercises, I am keen to produce a pretty definitive
>list.
>I was therefore wondering if any people involved in
>ACL rehab would be kind enough to email me with
>suggestions of some of the LESS STANDARD open and
>closed kinetic chain quads exercises which they would
>hope to use with patients post-ACL reconstruction.
>If you are in the ACPSM, I would ignore this email as
>you will be pretty p'd off with me at having to answer
>this email and then the final questionnaire too. I
>would rather you bin the email than bin the
>questionnaire.
>
>Many thanks in advance.
>
>Nick.
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