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Variable resistance training using elastic bands to enhance lower extremity strengthening.
1Specialists in Sports and Orthopedic Rehabilitation, Overland Park, KS, USA.
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
|June 20, 2014
Summary
Variable resistance training (VRT) using elastic bands can enhance quadriceps strength for athletes recovering from knee surgery. This method offers a clinical approach to augment rehabilitation and improve lower extremity function.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Sports Medicine
- Rehabilitation Science
Background:
- Quadriceps strengthening is crucial for lower extremity rehabilitation after knee surgery.
- Quadriceps deficits are common following various knee procedures.
- Variable resistance training (VRT) is utilized in strength and conditioning, primarily with healthy athletes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a clinical suggestion for implementing VRT in athletic rehabilitation.
- To explore the application of elastic bands for VRT in sports physical therapy.
- To augment strength gains in recovering athletes.
Main Methods:
- The manuscript focuses on clinical suggestions for VRT application.
- Utilizes heavy chains and elastic bands as VRT tools.
- Draws from strength and conditioning principles.
Main Results:
- Variable resistance training (VRT) facilitates gains in strength and power.
- Elastic bands can be used by sports physical therapists to enhance strength.
- Application of VRT in athletic rehabilitation is suggested.
Conclusions:
- VRT, particularly with elastic bands, offers a viable method to improve quadriceps strength in athletic rehabilitation.
- Sports physical therapists can leverage VRT to enhance recovery outcomes.
- This approach supports the central tenet of quadriceps strengthening in lower extremity rehabilitation.
