In this episode, we sat down with Dr. Dustin Grooms to discuss how the brain changes after an ACL injury and what can be done clinically to address these adaptations.

- What are the neurophysiologic adaptations that occur after primary ACL rupture, reconstruction, and during rehabilitation?

- What motor learning strategies should clinicians be using to target these changes?

- What assessments should clinicians add to their return-to-sport testing criteria?

- What else should we be doing to reduce the risk of primary injury?

- We also discuss the use of virtual reality, strobe glasses, unstable surfaces, metronomes, dual tasking, and much more!

More about Dr. Dustin Grooms:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dusty_grooms

Website: https://www.ohio.edu/chsp/groomsd

Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dustin-Grooms

Relevant research (not all inclusive):

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31408765/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31901699/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33873089/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344980912_Clinical_Applications_of_Motor_Learning_Strategies

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33842051/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30719683/

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328946995_The_Development_and_Reliability_of_Four_Clinical_Neurocognitive_Single-leg_Hop_Tests_Implications_for_Return_to_Activity_Decision_Making

More about us:

Website: https://e3rehab.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e3rehab/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/E3Rehab

This episode was produced by Matt Hunter.

42. Neuroplasticity & Motor Learning Strategies after ACL Reconstruction w/ Dr. Dustin Grooms

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42. Neuroplasticity & Motor Learning Strategies after ACL Reconstruction w/ Dr. Dustin Grooms