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

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.