Here is a collegiate soccer player rehabbing from a left-sided anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and meniscus repair. He is performing this exercise (squats on an unstable platform) in early phase 2 of his rehabilitation.

The platform sways forward and backward, side to side, and vertical (springs). He performs the progression by wearing strobe eyewear to improve his dynamic joint stability by training the sensorimotor system to enhance proprioception. The progression requires improved weight-shifting and dynamic stability for the entire body when squatting.

He also uses the Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) bands while performing these exercises. Training with BFR bands creates an anabolic environment from a strenuous workout while only using a light resistance load. Tissue repair is facilitated, improving strength and muscle mass without damaging the repair.

The majority of the research and clinical commentary with strobe eyewear for knee rehabilitation has been with ACL patients. The research has been investigating neuroplasticity for visual-motor training.

The clinical reasoning is

❌ Disrupted afferent input
❌ Altered proprioception
❌ Altered efferent output
❌ Change in postural control
❌ Change in movement control

The change in movement control relies on visual feedback to maintain neuromuscular control. Treatment with strobe eyewear is utilized for visual-motor training with criterion-based exercise progressions.

Effective and efficient rehab is criterion-based, not time-based.

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