Ligament injury/deficiency and CNS Plasticity!
Anterior cruciate ligament deficiency causes brain plasticity: a functional MRI study. Abstract BACKGROUND: The mechanoreceptors located in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) constitute an afferent source of information toward the central nervous system. It has been proposed that ACL deficiency causes a disturbance in neuromuscular control, affects central programs and consequently the motor response resulting in…