THE ROLE OF A PROPOSED REHABILITATION PROGRAM IN IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONS OF THE KNEE WITH A MEDIAL LIGAMENT TEAR-AN ANALYTIC STUDY OF THE EXPECTED EFFECTS AND RESULTS

Abstract

The research aims to identify the effect of a proposed rehabilitation program on the knee with a torn ligament. A sample of 20 patients with a torn medial ligament in the Iraqi Sports Medicine Federation was conducted. They were divided into two equal groups in terms of circumference measurements - thickness of the hump and fat, range of motion of the knee joint - static muscle strength. The sabotage group used the proposed rehabilitation program with the infrared method, and the group used the current program with the electrical stimulation method. The research showed that the proposed rehabilitation program and the infrared method led to an increase in the size of the medial lower limb circumferences and an increase in the strength of the muscle groups working on the hip joint, knee joint, and foot joint. Reducing the thickness of the skin and fat layers on the previous muscle groups and increasing the range of motion of the knee joint better than the current program and electrical stimulation. The researcher recommends using the proposed rehabilitation program in the rehabilitation of the knee joint injured by a ligament tear and using infrared rays as a means accompanying the proposed rehabilitation program for the knee joint injured by a ligament tear rehabilitation and using measurements of muscle strength, range of motion, and thickness of the skin and fat layers in continuing to use infrared rays as a means accompanying muscle strength training and range of motion even after the end of the rehabilitation program and conducting more research in the field of rehabilitation by combining means accompanying various injuries to the human body.