Anterior cruciate ligament injury, also known as ACL injury, can be one of the most debilitating musculoskeletal injuries to the knee. It is most likely to occur in athletes, given their strict and rigorous training regiment, as well as the high intensity sports they take part in. It is one of the most important muscles involved with the movement of the leg, and injury to this muscle can be difficult to recover from. Continue reading…
February 25, 2013 by 3 Comments
Limited Range of Motion After ACL Surgery
My name is April and I am 35 year old female from Wisconsin. I was a very active person, playing volleyball, basketball, working out, YOGA really just staying active. I was sitting one night thinking about my last visit with my doctor and wanted to do some research on ACL surgery and the recovery after so here is how it all started. Continue reading…
February 24, 2013 by 5 Comments
Top 10 ACL Surgery Recovery Comeback of 2012
An injury to your ACL is the tearing of the muscles near your knee, which can be both painful and difficult to deal with. Suffering from an injury to your ACL can be devastating, but you’re not alone in the pain. There are plenty of professional athletes who have suffered the same injury and have [...]
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Tore ACL Chearleading
Here is a common story of a High School senior who has had her athletic college recruiting put on hold due to her recent ACL tear and shares the struggles she is facing as a result of the injury…
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Re-Tore ACL Playing Basketball – Brooke’s Story
Today we have an ACL surgery recovery success story from Brooke who tore her knee playing basketball recovered well but like myself when she returned to her sport of choice re-injured her knee. Her story is one of successfully recovering from ACL surgery but then not doing enough to prepare for returning to her sport [...]
Continue reading...January 20, 2013 by 2 Comments
Walking With No Pain and 90 degree Range of Motion 1 Week After ACL Surgery
Today we have a special recovery story from someone we wouldnt expect to be able to recover quickly from surgery. We often hear about superhuman ACL surgery recoveries like Adrian Peterson coming back 1 year after surgery and having one of the best NFL running back seasons ever. The list of athletes that have comeback [...]
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5 Hard Earned ACL and Meniscus Surgery Recovery Lessons
This is a recovery story about a 46 year old rancher from Alberta who tore her ACL while playing tennis in Mexico… several injuries to both my knees, they both finally said “enough” this last year. In January of this year, I was playing tennis in Mexico when I heard a distressing pop and went [...]
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ACL Recovery Story – When Should You Start Physio After ACL Surgery?
The article below is from Laura’s mother, Laura tore her ACL playing volleyball and they are wondering on the pace of recovery. I share my opinion and some useful links at the bottom of Laura’s story on the question of when should you start physio after ACL surgery?
Continue reading...November 9, 2012 by 1 Comment
How Hard Should You Push Your Knee in Rehab Before or After Surgery?
This is a question from a reader that I have never talked about on this site and thought I should share it with everyone. It is from Henry(name changed) who is in the military so a working knee is a lot more important to his livihood than those of us with an office job. He [...]
Continue reading...October 16, 2012 by 10 Comments
5 Signs Of a Torn ACL
Many people that indulge in sports and high physical activity in their lives know that a torn ACL means a knee injury due to one four types of ligaments being damaged. A torn ACL is one of the most common types of injuries to the knee people encounter throughout their lifetime.
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My name is Jon Haver, I have torn my ACL in my right leg twice and along the way have learned a thing or two about how to recover from ACL knee surgery. With the latest surgery Dec 8, 2010 I plan on sharing the exercises, pain mangement strategy and timeline for my recovery. In addition to helping people with their ACL surgery recovery the purpose of this site is to help me stay fully committed to my ACL rehab and be certain this was my last ACL surgery.
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