Rehabilitation After ACL Injury: Advancements in Motor Control and Sensorimotor Training for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Function

  • Unique Paper ID: 186169
  • PageNo: 686-697
  • Abstract:
  • B: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries compromise knee stability and proprioceptive feedback due to disruption of ligamentous mechanoreceptors. Despite surgical reconstruction and conventional rehabilitation, many patients exhibit persistent deficits in neuromuscular control and joint proprioception, increasing the risk of reinjury. O: To explore and summarize emerging motor control and sensorimotor training interventions and their clinical relevance in post-ACL injuries rehabilitation. M: A narrative review of literature from databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, and Frontiers was conducted. Included sources encompassed experimental studies, clinical trials, pilot studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Emphasis was placed on motor control–based strategies targeting sensory and motor restoration post-reconstruction. R: Findings indicate that innovative approaches-such as perturbation training, external focus strategies, visual-motor feedback, task-specific exercises, and dual-task cognitive-motor training-significantly enhance proprioception, dynamic stability, and functional movement control. These interventions show promise in minimizing reinjury risk and facilitating return to sport by targeting residual neuromuscular deficits. C: Motor control and sensorimotor training represent essential evidence-supported strategies in ACL rehabilitation. Their integration into post-operative protocols may enhance recovery outcomes, reduce reinjury rates, and support safer return to high-level functional activities. K:ACL Injuries, motor control training, sensorimotor training, proprioception, neuromuscular control, rehabilitation.

Copyright & License

Copyright © 2026 Authors retain the copyright of this article. This article is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

BibTeX

@article{186169,
        author = {Dr Silpishree Dash and Dr Himanshu Gakhar},
        title = {Rehabilitation After ACL Injury: Advancements in Motor Control and Sensorimotor Training for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Function},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {686-697},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186169},
        abstract = {B: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries compromise knee stability and proprioceptive feedback due to disruption of ligamentous mechanoreceptors. Despite surgical reconstruction and conventional rehabilitation, many patients exhibit persistent deficits in neuromuscular control and joint proprioception, increasing the risk of reinjury. O: To explore and summarize emerging motor control and sensorimotor training interventions and their clinical relevance in post-ACL injuries rehabilitation. M: A narrative review of literature from databases including PubMed, Google Scholar, and Frontiers was conducted. Included sources encompassed experimental studies, clinical trials, pilot studies, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. Emphasis was placed on motor control–based strategies targeting sensory and motor restoration post-reconstruction. R: Findings indicate that innovative approaches-such as perturbation training, external focus strategies, visual-motor feedback, task-specific exercises, and dual-task cognitive-motor training-significantly enhance proprioception, dynamic stability, and functional movement control. These interventions show promise in minimizing reinjury risk and facilitating return to sport by targeting residual neuromuscular deficits. C: Motor control and sensorimotor training represent essential evidence-supported strategies in ACL rehabilitation. Their integration into post-operative protocols may enhance recovery outcomes, reduce reinjury rates, and support safer return to high-level functional activities. K:ACL Injuries, motor control training, sensorimotor training, proprioception, neuromuscular control, rehabilitation.},
        keywords = {ACL Injuries, motor control training, neuromuscular control, proprioception, rehabilitation, sensorimotor training.},
        month = {November},
        }

Cite This Article

Dash, D. S., & Gakhar, D. H. (2025). Rehabilitation After ACL Injury: Advancements in Motor Control and Sensorimotor Training for Optimizing Musculoskeletal Function. International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology (IJIRT). https://doi.org/doi.org/10.64643/IJIRTV12I6-186169-459

Related Articles