interACTION: A Portable Joint Function Monitoring and Training System to Supplement Home Exercise Programs Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

interACTION: A Portable Joint Function Monitoring and Training System to Supplement Home Exercise Programs Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

The purpose of this study is to ascertain if home-based therapy with monitoring via telemedicine can overcome many barriers to compliance and improve rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction. Patients undergoing ACL Reconstruction will be followed for 6 weeks during their outpatient physical therapy treatment. Subjects will undergo weekly physical therapy or weekly physical therapy paired with InterACTION.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Between 15 to 30 years of age;
2. Have undergone ACL Reconstruction;
3. Being referred for post-operative outpatient physical therapy;
4. Agree to and able to perform pre-designed exercises that they would normally perform in a physical therapy program after ACL Reconstruction.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients undergoing concomitant meniscal repair or other surgical procedure requiring modification of post-operative physical therapy program;
2. Patients with BMI >40 at the time of surgery;
3. Individuals who are not free of any other co-disability or comorbidity that would specifically impede disallow or otherwise hinder performance of physical therapy exercises;