The effect of static and dynamic rehabilitation exercises restoring the functional ability of the anterior cruciate ligament after surgical intervention in football players

Abstract

The research aims to prepare rehabilitation exercises to rehabilitate anterior cruciate ligament tear injury for advanced soccer players after surgery. The research problem centered on the scarcity or lack of rehabilitation curricula that rely on the scientific method and experience in the sports field to rehabilitate injured people after completing the treatment course provided by the specialist doctor, who often stay away from rehabilitation because of their fear of it. The researcher used the experimental method by designing one group with two pre- and post-tests. The research community included advanced football players in Baghdad Governorate for the season (2023-2024), where the researcher collected sample members from those with knee joint injuries who had undergone surgery to patch the anterior cruciate ligament. Before starting to implement the study, the researcher conducted a field survey on the clubs and found that there were injuries. The researcher collected the sample members for the period from (12/4/2023) to (2/28/2024), and the number of patients who underwent surgery during that period was (7) patients, whose ages ranged between (23-30) years, and (6) were selected. From them to the research experiment after diagnosing the condition by the specialist doctor, and after conducting pre-tests and applying the exercises to the sample, post-tests were conducted and statistical data were processed and many conclusions were reached, the most important of which is that rehabilitative exercises have a positive effect on the speed of the injured players’ return to the field during muscle strengthening. Surrounding the knee joint and improving balance and strengthening the muscles and ligaments surrounding the affected knee joint.