Effect of suspension training on neuromuscular function, postural control, and knee kinematics in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients

Table 1 Subject demographics

	Group
	Control (n = 18)	SET (n = 19)	P value
Mean age	28.0 ± 6.9	28.5 ± 5.8	0.82
Gender (male/female)	14/4	16/3	0.69
Body mass index (kg/m2)	22.07 ± 2.59	23.78 ± 3.34	0.15

SET: Suspension training.

Table 2 Results of balance stability test before and after training

Measurement	Control			SET
	Pre	Post	P value	Pre	Post	P value
Swing area (mm2)	313.56 ± 74.26 (276.63 to 350.49)	293.22 ± 69.31 (258.75 to 327.69)	< 0.01	375.63 ± 188.58 (284.74 to 466.52)	318.05 ± 154.29a (243.69 to 392.42)	< 0.01
ATE-injured (%)	36.56 ± 7.85(32.65 to 40.46)	30.56 ± 7.24 (26.96 to 34.15)	< 0.01	39.11 ± 12.81 (32.93 to 45.28)	26.42 ± 6.20c (23.43 to 29.41)	< 0.01
ATE-uninjured (%)	30.72 ± 7.49(27.0 to 34.45)	26.44 ± 6.28 (23.32 to 29.57)	< 0.01	33.05 ± 8.64 (28.89 to 37.22)	24.79 ± 4.88b (22.44 to 27.14)	< 0.01

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001. vs control group. Area: The swing area of the center of gravity; ATE: Average trace error; SET: Suspension training.

Table 3 Results of gait biomechanics test before and after training

Measurement	Control			SET
	Pre	Post	P value	Pre	Post	P value
Relative translation (mm)
Anterior-posterior	1.21 ± 0.44 (0.99 to 1.43)	1.09 ± 0.28 (0.95 to 1.23)	0.32	1.30 ± 0.51 (1.05 to 1.55)	1.38 ± 0.43 (1.17 to 1.59)	0.55
Internal-external	1.23 ± 0.48 (0.99 to 1.47)	1.17 ± 0.4 (0.97 to 1.37)	0.58	1.28 ± 0.49 (1.04 to 1.52)	1.44 ± 0.6 (1.15 to 1.73)	0.29
Proximal-distal	0.81 ± 0.38 (0.62 to 1.0)	0.82 ± 0.31 (0.67 to 0.97)	0.75	0.74 ± 0.23 (0.63 to 0.85)	0.72 ± 0.23 (0.61 to 0.83)	0.75

SET: Suspension training.