Author: Dr. Georgios Kakavas, on behalf of the author team. Clinicians regularly encounter patients whose post-operative X-rays are unremarkable yet who have satisfactory postoperative results and improved range of motion. However, weeks or months later, these patients are unable to achieve full knee extension, experience difficulty activating the leg during stair ascent, and demonstrate persistent […]
Tag: AMI
Arthrogenic Muscle Inhibition (AMI) phenomenon of periarticular knee muscles after ACL reconstruction
Author: Georgios Kakavas PT OMT PhD The purpose of this blog is to explain the phenomenon of arthrogenic muscle inhibition (AMI) after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. It also aims to determine reported mechanisms behind AMI in patients with ACL injuries, or following ACL reconstruction (ACLR), and to propose strategies effective in improving quadriceps activation. […]