Table 1.

Exercise progression utilized during 4‐week neuromuscular training program. Subjects received personal instruction and verbal and visual (mirror) feedback of movement performance during all exercises one time/week. Instructions provided to participants included keeping the knee in line with the hip and foot in the frontal plane, the pelvis parallel with the fl oor, and to increase hip flexion to avoid anterior motion of the knee beyond the foot during squat exercise performance. Single leg exercises were performed on dominant leg only. All exercises were performed independently at home an additional two times/week with use of a mirror.

	Exercise	Volume	Instructions
Week 0‐1	Wall or form squat	3 × 10 reps	Bend knees to 90°, hold 5 seconds
	Forward lunge	3 × 10 reps	Step forward with dominant leg and bend knees to 90°
	Lateral step‐down 4” step	3 × 10 reps	Stand on step, lower non‐dominant foot to floor but do not touch the floor
	Single‐leg stance with ball toss	3 × 30s	Knee slightly bent, throw ball forward against a wall or to a partner
Week 1‐2	Lateral step‐down 7” step	3 × 10 reps	Stand on step, lower non‐dominant foot to floor but do not touch the floor
	Forward step‐up 7” step	3 × 10 reps	Facing step, raise up onto dominant leg, lower non‐dominant heel back to floor
	Single‐leg deadlift	3 × 10 reps	Knee slightly bent, touch floor in front of foot with both hands
	Lateral shuffles with theraband	3 × 40 ft	Elastic around and above both knees, walk laterally with knees slightly flexed
Week 2‐4	Forward step‐down 7” step	3 × 10 reps	Stand on step, lower non‐dominant foot to floor but do not touch the floor
	Balance lunge	3 × 10 reps	With non‐dominant leg on chair behind you, step forward and flex knee to 90°
	Single‐leg multidirectional reach	3 × 5 reps	Knee slightly bent, touch floor in front of foot with both hands. Repeat to locations on floor at 45° medially and laterally
	Single‐leg squat with theraband	3 × 10 reps	Elastic around and above both knees, stand on dominant leg and bend knee to 60°. Contralateral knee is flexed and hip is maintained in slight abduction.