The Influence of Cognitive Dual Tasking on the Outcomes of the Triple Hop Test Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction involves prolonged rehabilitation, with Return to Sport (RTS) as a key goal for athletes. Integrating Dual Task (DT) strategies, which combine cognitive and physical tasks, is critical, as multitasking mirrors real-world and sports-specif...

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Publicado en:International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 40 - 48
Autores principales: Ricupito, Roberto, Grassi, Alberto, Zanuso, Matteo, Torneri, Paolo
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Publicado: North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2025
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        atl: The Influence of Cognitive Dual Tasking on the Outcomes of the Triple Hop Test Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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          Ricupito, Roberto
          Grassi, Alberto
          Zanuso, Matteo
          Torneri, Paolo
        affil: II Clinic Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute
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          Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Cognition
          Athletic Performance
          Hopping
          Exercise Test
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Adult
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Paired T-Tests
          Mann-Whitney U Test
          Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test
          Kruskal-Wallis Test
          Chi Square Test
          Sports Re-Entry
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction involves prolonged rehabilitation, with Return to Sport (RTS) as a key goal for athletes. Integrating Dual Task (DT) strategies, which combine cognitive and physical tasks, is critical, as multitasking mirrors real-world and sports-specific demands. Assessing how distractions affect performance is essential to optimize RTS outcomes for both the reconstructed and healthy limbs. Purpose: To analyze the influence of DT on the performance of the Triple Hop Test for distance (THD) in individuals' status post ACL reconstruction. Study type: Cross Sectional Materials and Methods: Seventeen patients post-ACL were recruited and performed THD under two conditions: single task (standard condition) and dual task (with an added neurocognitive task). Assessments were conducted on both the healthy and the previously injured limb over six meters, measured via a standard measuring tape. Paired t-tests and Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon or Kruskal-Wallis tests were applied to investigate differences. Categorical variables were compared using chi-squared tests. Results: There was a significant difference in average distance between single task performances in the healthy and previously operated limbs, with a difference of 20.71 cm (p=0.016). A significant difference was also observed in DT performance, with a distance variation of 10.41 cm (p=0.038). Comparing performances, both the healthy and the ACL-reconstructed limbs showed performance deterioration under DT conditions, with a greater percentage decline in the healthy limb. Conclusions: Dual Task conditions appear to hinder performance in the THD in both the healthy and post-ACL reconstructed limbs. Level Of Evidence: 3b
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