Dynamic Perturbation Training System for ACL Rehabilitation

 描述(申请人提供)：前十字韧带(ACL)损伤是运动员的一个严重问题，由于女性参与体育运动的人数增加了10倍，发病率呈指数级增长。尽管证明有能力通过使用神经肌肉训练计划来降低伤害率，但由于这些计划没有被采用，以及随后将这些计划整合到传统的力量和表现训练程序中，前交叉韧带损伤的发生率仍然很高。理想情况下，预防性训练计划应包括训练特点，既解决与前交叉韧带损伤风险相关的内在和外在因素，又不增加运动员的训练时间、监督或专门训练。 对教练的要求。尤其是扰动训练，已被证明能导致感觉运动系统的适应和恢复正常的神经肌肉协调，从而改善动态姿势稳定性、姿势控制和增强肌肉激活模式，从而在意外的运动中积极稳定膝盖。到目前为止，扰动训练的采用一直受到限制，因为它需要专门的设备、额外的培训时间和额外的资源。这个IIB阶段SBIR项目的主要目标是完成产品开发，并展示其在成本效益高的全自动扰动平台领域的可用性，该平台可以改善运动员因防止前交叉韧带损伤而受到意外扰动而产生的神经肌肉反应。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are a significant problem for athletes, and the prevalence has increased exponentially due to the 10-fold increase in sports participation by women. Despite demonstrated ability to decrease injury rates through the use of neuromuscular training programs, the incidence of ACL injuries remains high due to poor adoption, and subsequent integration, of these programs into traditional strength and performance training routines. Ideally, a prophylactic training program would incorporate training features that address both intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with ACL injury risk without increasing athlete training time, supervision, or specialized training requirements for the coach. Perturbation training, in particular, has been shown to cause adaptation in the sensorimotor system and restoration of normal neuromuscular coordination that results in improved dynamic postural stability, postural control, and enhanced muscle activation patterns that actively stabilize the knee during unanticipated movements. To date, adoption of perturbation training has been limited because it requires specialized equipment, additional training time, and additional resources. The Principal Objective of this Phase IIB SBIR project is to complete product development and demonstrate usability in the field of a cost-effective and fully automated perturbation platform that improves an athlete's neuromuscular response due to unanticipated perturbations for the prevention of ACL injuries.